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Where the Jazz Band Plays - The Weary Blues - Poetry by Langston Hughes

Where the Jazz Band Plays - The Weary Blues - Poetry by Langston Hughes

Hughes, Langston
Vechten, Carl Van

Hardcover

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1528721330
ISBN13: 9781528721332
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 27 2022
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

A leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes was the first to use his poetry to reflect the real daily lives of average Black people. This collection celebrates Black pride and contains messages of hope and optimism from the 1920s.

Langston Hughes is often referred to as the Poet Laureate of African-American experience. The writer featured themes of cultural heritage, racial discrimination, and optimism in his poetry. He used his work to reflect the struggles of Black people in America, but also to send messages of hope. Jazz and blues had a strong influence on his work and dreams are a recurring theme in his poetry. Not only does Hughes comment on the American dream and Black people's inability to achieve it, but he also uses dreams as a symbol of hope for equity and freedom.

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