Selected Poems by Langston Hughes

Selected Poems

Langston Hughes

297 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
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With the publication of his first book of poems, The Weary Blues, in 1926, Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in black writing in America.  The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of invisible men and women: of...

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Moods

reflective 82%
inspiring 64%
emotional 52%
hopeful 41%
informative 29%
challenging 23%
dark 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%

Pace

medium 84%
fast 7%
slow 7%

Average rating

4.13

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