About the Book

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

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780061336942
• ISBN 10: 0061336947
• Imprint: Caedmon
• On Sale: 07/24/2007
• List Price:16.50 CAD
• BISAC1 : LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / African American
• BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
• BISAC3 : POETRY / American / African American

Langston Hughes

Biography

Langston Hughes penned many well-known poems, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too, Sing America," and "The Dream Keeper." A renowned contributor to New York City's Harlem Renaissance, he died in 1967.

Other Works by Langston Hughes

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  Lullaby (for a Black Mother)

  By Langston Hughes

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  Mule Bone

  By Langston Hughes

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  Essential Langston Hughes CD

  By Langston Hughes