Langston Hughes (James) Langston Hughes began writing in high school, and even at this early age was developing the voice that made him famous. Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, but lived with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas until he was thirteen and then with his mother in Lincoln, Illinois and Cleveland, Ohio where he went to high school. Hughes's grandmother, Mary Sampson Patterson Leary Langston, was prominent in the African American community in Lawrence. Her first husband had died at Harper's Ferry fighting with John Brown; her second husband, Lanston Hughes's grandfather, was a prominent Kansas politician during Reconstruction. During the time Hughes lived with his grandmother, however, she was old and poor and unable to give Hughes the attention he needed. Besides, Hughes felt hurt by both his mother and his father, and was unable to understand why he was not allowed to live with either of them. These feelings of rejection caused him to grow up very insecure and unsure of himself. One of Langston finest essays appeared in the Nation in 1929. Langston died May 22,1967 from Cancer, when Langston died the people that lived on his street change the name to Langston Hughes Place.
Langston Hughes When he was in college
Langston Hughes
I would say that one of the most distinctive qualities of Hughes' poetry is how he articulated the condition of "the other." Hughes was able to bring out the context of what it means to be a poet. He was a hard working honest shy man who had many great ideas just not bold enough to let them all out at once he beleived moderation in everything.
You can tell you is reading one of Langston Poems because it will have emotion or feeling or something that went on in his life. Juke BoxLove Song I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown, Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways, And for your love song tone their rumble down. Take Harlem's heartbeat, Make a drumbeat, Put it on a record, let it whirl, And while we listen to it play, Dance with you till day-- Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl.
I like this poem because it express feelings and emotions, when Langston wrote this he probably was in love or had feelings for someone in his life. I also like this poem because it is kinda related to real life because that's how some men want to treat there women.
I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.
Tomorrow,I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,"Eat in the kitchen,
"Then.Besides.
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed -
I, too, am America.
- Langston Hughes, 1925
This poem by Langston Hughes is basically trying to tell us that know matter what people say or do if he have company or what, he still going to be the same person because nobody can change the way he act.
(James) Langston Hughes began writing in high school, and even at this early age was developing the voice that made him famous. Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, but lived with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas until he was thirteen and then with his mother in Lincoln, Illinois and Cleveland, Ohio where he went to high school. Hughes's grandmother, Mary Sampson Patterson Leary Langston, was prominent in the African American community in Lawrence. Her first husband had died at Harper's Ferry fighting with John Brown; her second husband, Lanston Hughes's grandfather, was a prominent Kansas politician during Reconstruction. During the time Hughes lived with his grandmother, however, she was old and poor and unable to give Hughes the attention he needed. Besides, Hughes felt hurt by both his mother and his father, and was unable to understand why he was not allowed to live with either of them. These feelings of rejection caused him to grow up very insecure and unsure of himself. One of Langston finest essays appeared in the Nation in 1929. Langston died May 22,1967 from Cancer, when Langston died the people that lived on his street change the name to Langston Hughes Place.
Langston Hughes
I would say that one of the most distinctive qualities of Hughes' poetry is how he articulated the condition of "the other." Hughes was able to bring out the context of what it means to be a poet.
He was a hard working honest shy man who had many great ideas just not bold enough to let them all out at once he beleived moderation in everything.
You can tell you is reading one of Langston Poems because it will have emotion or feeling or something that went on in his life.
Juke Box Love Song
I could take the Harlem night
and wrap around you,
Take the neon lights and make a crown,
Take the Lenox Avenue busses,
Taxis, subways,
And for your love song tone their rumble down.
Take Harlem's heartbeat,
Make a drumbeat,
Put it on a record, let it whirl,
And while we listen to it play,
Dance with you till day--
Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl.
I like this poem because it express feelings and emotions, when Langston wrote this he probably was in love or had feelings for someone in his life. I also like this poem because it is kinda related to real life because that's how some men want to treat there women.