Langston_Hughes

Langston Hughes Poetry is the art of writing thoughts and stories in verse using specific language; language selected for its beauty, sound and ability to convey emotions. Langston Hughes was one of America’s most influential writers. He made a large contribution not only to literature but to American culture, as well. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902, to James Nathaniel Hughes, a lawyer and businessman, and Carrie Mercer Hughes, a teacher. In 1921 Hughes moved to New York and attended Columbia University (he also attended Lincoln University and graduated in 1930). In 1923 Hughes left New York for Africa. It was around this time that Langston wrote “I’ too” one of his most powerful and famous poems. Throughout his life he also toured many parts of the world holding odd jobs and living in many different cultures; including Asia, Haiti and Cuba. As well as being a highly recognized poet he was also a novelist, reporter, translator, playwright and a short story writer. The poems I choose are “I, too” and “Let America be America again”. Each one of these works is challenging and both seem to america, hughes, man, am, poem, langston, being, again, one, let, eat, company, citizens, young, states, second, land, grab, comes, class, americans, african, york, world, voice, university, treated, tomorrow, table, strong, strength, song, sing