Hughes leverages brevity to emphasize the stark contrast between theological platitudes and lived reality. This is a poem where tone is everything—where disappointment simmers into disillusionment.

Hughes's ability to speak to the experiences of African Americans, while also addressing universal themes of freedom, equality, and human dignity, makes his work timeless. Each poem discussed here ...

These phenomenal Langston Hughes poems are the perfect introduction to the celebrated poet's impressive body of work.

Langston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers. Hughes, one of our truest American compasses, entered the world on the first day of February 1901 ...

Langston Hughes was a poet, novelist, playwright, and reporter who helped define the Harlem Renaissance. Find out more about his life and work.

Langston Hughes: Poems, Photos, and Notebooks from Turkestan Langston Hughes, edited by Zohra Saed. CUNY/Lost & Found, $8 trade paper (60p) ISBN 978-0-9888945-6-3 ...

Langston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers. Hughes, one of our truest American compasses, entered the world on the first day of February 1901 ...

The Poetry Reading’s founding in 1995 was preceded by the creation of the now-closed Langston Hughes Center for The Arts and Education, according to April Brown, co-director of the Poetry Reading. The ...

Langston Hughes appears again on our list of inspirational poems, and rightfully so. He was the first African American person to make a living by writing poetry, turning his dreams into a reality.