Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Joplin
- Educated at
- Lincoln University
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
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Trending topics shown first"Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.I like to work, read, learn, and understand life."
"Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,Help us to seeThat without the dust the rainbowWould not be."
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"Life is for the living.Death is for the dead.Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid."
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1901
Born
Birth1967
Died
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