langston hughes
In 1902, Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri. He grew up in many different places such as Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. His birth given name was James Mercer Langston Hughes. Later he dropped the first two names. Mary Patterson Leary Carrie Mercer Langston Hughes, Langston's mother, was a schoolteacher. Langston's father, James Nathaniel Langston Hughes, was never around. Langston mainly lived with his mother. When Langston was very young his parents separated, and his grandmother took care of him. Langston wrote his first poem in eighth-grade. Some of his influences included Vachel Lindsay, Paul Dunbar, Walt Whitman, and Carl Sandburg. He combined their dialects to create his own unique style. His first poem was read at his grammar school graduation. Langston went to New York in 1921 to attend Columbia University. He stayed for only one year. Then he left to see the world. When he left New York Harbor, he threw all his books, which he had been studying, overboard. Langston went to Europe and Africa. "His exposure to blues and jazz in Europe and Africa
He wrote several poems with Harlem in the title such as "Harlem". These poems are ones that I felt he was influenced to write. Langston has influenced American literature. He has written many different types of literature. In "Troubled Woman", it seems Langston wrote about a person he saw on the street standing there in the rain. Langston Hughes is a poet who will continue to influence American literature for centuries to come. "The Weary Blues" is a sad jazz like song with rhythm. Coming from such influences as, the Harlem Renaissance or his over seas influences. In "Mother to Son", the mother talks to her son about growing up and that it has not been easy. He wrote two novels Not Without Laughter and Tambourines to Glory. In "Africa", Langston describes Africa the continent as a whole and how beautiful it is. "Magnolia Flowers" is about Langston looking for attractive women, but he can only find unattractive ones. "Langston's best known literary exponents were during the Harlem Renaissance"(Rollock, Barbara, 295).
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