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13 de abr. de 2024 · Langston Hughes, American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and who vividly depicted the African American experience through his writings, which ranged from poetry and plays to novels and newspaper columns. Learn more about Hughes’s life and work.
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Há 17 horas · Text: “Cross” by Langston Hughes. My old man’s a white old man. And my old mother’s black. If ever I cursed my white old man. I take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old mother. And wished she were in hell, I’m sorry for that evil wish. And now I wish her well.
3 de mai. de 2024 · Langston Hughes was an African American poet, novelist, playwright, and columnist of the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his work in poetry, yet he wrote several plays, books, and other works. His prolific output has solidified Hughes as one of the most iconic and influential writers of the twentieth century.
28 de abr. de 2024 · 2131plain2024-04-28T09:55:12-04:00. Being walkers with the dawn and morningWalkers with the sun and morning,We are not afraid of night,Nor days of gloom,Nor darkness,Being walkers with the sun and morning.Published inSurvey Graphic, March 1925Also published inThe New Negro: an Interpretation, 1925.
28 de abr. de 2024 · Bare your bosom to the sun, Do not be afraid of light. You who are a child of night. Open wide your arms to life, Whirl in the wind of pain and strife, Face the wall with the dark closed gate, Beat with bare, brown fists. And wait. Published in Survey Graphic, March 1925.
2 de mai. de 2024 · Langston Hughes, "The Last Feast of Belshazzar" (1923) The jeweled entrails of pomegranates bled on the marble floor. The jewel-heart of a virgin broke at the golden door. The laughter of a drunken lord hid the sob of a silken whore. Mene, Wrote a strange hand, Mene Tekel Upharsin,—. And Death stood at the door.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Was Langston Hughes. April 25, 2024 by Ted Hannah. Langston Hughes is one of the most influential and celebrated poets of the 20th Century. Born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, his powerful and lyrical writing has been hailed by both young and old as a timeless, energetic exploration of African American experience and identity.
