Langston Hughes Great American Poet |
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| Author:
| Mckissack, Patricia
Mckissack, Fredrick |
| Series title: | Great African Americans Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-1695-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $13.95USD $21.60 |
Book Description:
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"My soul has grown deep with rivers," wrote Langston Hughes, whose poetry pulses with the rhythms of jazz, blues, and the language of the streets. With an outpouring of poetry, plays, songs, and books, Hughes was one of the most important literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance. In describing the everyday lives of African Americans, he became the leading African-American poet of the world.
"My soul has grown deep with rivers," wrote Langston Hughes, whose poetry pulses with the rhythms of jazz, blues, and the language of the streets. With an outpouring of poetry, plays, songs, and books, Hughes was one of the most important literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance. In describing the everyday lives of African Americans, he became the leading African-American poet of the world.