Poetry in Motion Langston Hu
Poetry in Motion - Langston HuPoetry in Motion - Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a poet that lived from 1902-1967. He was a very distinguished poet of the Harlem Renaissance, the great out pouring of african-american art. The poetry of Langston Huges is very different, yet it held the reader's attention. As a poet, he defines his role as a poet. Hughes has a very unconventional style, subjectcontent, and language, though he gives his intended messages in the same way as the poets of the past have done.
Langston Hughes created most of his works in or about Harlem, New York. His poetry was almost musical. It had a distinct rhythm and a flow to the words contained in the lines. He spoke of the issues and life of the black race and its plight "They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes But I laugh�And grow strong." (Lines 3-8). The blues was such a prominent part of his life that he dropped out of Columbia University after two semesters to pursue the night life of Harlem.
Though at times Langston was a radical writer and addressed the issues with force, he also expressed great pride in being black and having a culture such as it. He was very proud and his poetry reflected that. He is known as a figure of hope in the black race's eyes, his poem inspired pride and strngth in most african americans who also struggle with the plight of racism and segregation.
He was very influential, famed authors such as Lorraine Hansberry derived the title to her award winning play A Raisin in the Sun (1959), from one of Hughes poems. He in turn was very influenced by Walt Whitman, and honored him in one of his poems.
"Old Walt Whitman
Went finding and seeking
Finding less than sought
Seeking more then found" (Lines 1 - 4)
Hughes was a very talented man and his talent in writing was and still is sought heavily. During WW2, he wrote...
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