Authors starting with H
- Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) -
Ancestry: Joplin, Missouri, USA
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He is also best known for what he wrote about the Harlem Renaissance, "Harlem was in vogue."
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I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the ...
Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but coul...
Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?...
Langston Hughes
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