Fields of Wonder

by Langston Hughes

a book of lyric poems

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Through poetry, prose, and drama, American writer James Langston Hughes made important contributions to the Harlem renaissance; his best-known works include Weary Blues (1926) and The Ways of White Folks (1934).

People best know this social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist James Mercer Langston Hughes, one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry, for his famous written work about the period, when "Harlem was in vogue."

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Reviews

[Gijs Limonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hughes' poetry is a recent discovery for me; I've been missing out. Favorites from this volume:


DREAM DUST

Gather out of star-dust       
Earth-dust,       
Cloud-dust,
Storm-dust,
And splinters of hail,
One handful of dream-dust       
Not for sale.


PRAYER

Gather up
In the arms of your pity
The sick, the depraved,
The desperate, the tired,
All the scum
Of our weary city
Gather up
In the arms of your pity.
Gather up
In the arms of your love-
Those who expect
No love from above.

[Francine · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always... Great work!! Loved it!!