Essential Langston Hughes

by Langston Hughes

A rare and exceptional recording of Langston Hughes reading his own poetry, as well as his own commentary and reflections, on CD for the first time!

Collection includes: One Way Ticket • The Negro Speaks of Rivers • Puzzled • Trumpet Player • Ballad of the Gypsy • Kid Sleepy • Southern Mammy Songs • Migrant • Mama and Daughter • Sylvester's Dying Bed • Intern at Provident Hospital • Merry-Go-Round • Ku Klux Klan • The South • Mulatto • Out of Work • The Explanation of Our Times • Dinner Guest: Me • Cultural Exchange • Along with commentary and reflections from the author

Genres: Poetry

Audio Cassette

First published August 1, 2007

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

[Abby Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful!

[Patreesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent hearing Mr. Hughes read his works with comments and backstories. And his giggle is delightful.
(Just read it again about 6 months later -- still a thoughtful, fun, intelligent read!)