Langston Hughes(1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 2001. The Selected Letters of Langston Hughes, edited by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel. As a result of his poetry, Mr. Hughes received a scholarship at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he won his B.A.

In 1943, he was awarded an honorary Litt.D.

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A cross section of his work was published in 1958 as The Langston Hughes Reader .Did you know that since 2004, Biblio has used its profits to build 16 public libraries in rural villages of South America?Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate! Description "The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--.

--Boston GlobeLangston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902.

In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry of the magazine

His first poem in a nationally known magazine was "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," which appeared in Crisis in 1921. In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry of the magazine Opportunity , the winning poem being "The Weary Blues," which gave its title to his first book of poems, published in 1926. "The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry.

From 1926 until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes devoted his time to writing and lecturing.

We use cookies to remember your preferences such as preferred shipping country and currency, to save items placed in your shopping cart, to track website visits referred from our advertising partners, and to analyze our website traffic. - poems - Publication Date: 2012 Publisher: Poemhunter.com - The World's Poetry Archive. by his alma mater; he has also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935), a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940), and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant (1947). This book is a glorious revelation." in 1929. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. "The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University.

Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.

After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. Add to Cart Add to Wish List.

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