The Collected Poems by Langston Hughes, David Roessel, Arnold Rampersad

736 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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"The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--. [Hughes] is sumptuous and sharp, playful and sparse, grounded in an earthy music--. This book is a glorious revelation."--Boston GlobeSpanning five decades and comprising 868 poems (ne...

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