{"product_id":"hughes-poems-edited-by-david-roessel-9780375405518","title":"Hughes: Poems: Edited by David Roessel","description":"From the publication of his first book in 1926, Langston Hughes was hailed as the poet laureate of black America, the first to commemorate the experience of African Americans in a voice that no reader, black or white, could fail to hear. Lyrical and pungent, passionate and polemical, this volume is a treasure-an essential collection of the work of a poet whose words have entered our common language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLangston Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. His first poem in a nationally known magazine was \u003ci\u003e\"The Negro Speaks of Rivers,\"\u003c\/i\u003e which appeared in Crisis in 1921. In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry of the magazine \u003ci\u003eOpportunity\u003c\/i\u003e, the winning poem being \u003ci\u003e\"The Weary Blues,\"\u003c\/i\u003e which gave its title to his first book of poems, published in 1926. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a result of his poetry, Mr. Hughes received a scholarship at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he won his B.A. in 1929. In 1943, he was awarded an honorary Litt.D. by his alma mater; he has also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935), a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940), and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant (1947). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1926 until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes devoted his time to writing and lecturing. He wrote poetry, short stories, autobiography, song lyrics, essays, humor, and plays. A cross section of his work was published in 1958 as \u003ci\u003eThe Langston Hughes Reader\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720733495570,"sku":"9780375405518","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cad32d24-ca79-434f-8132-9e0e6fa6ef82.jpg?v=1734675252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hughes-poems-edited-by-david-roessel-9780375405518","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}