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533 Langston Hughes in Context (with Vera Kutzinski and Anthony Reed) | My Last Book with Melissa Homestead

The History of Literature

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Hughes in America: A Poet's Guide

The book is divided into three parts. The first one is singing America, different voices and genres. Initially that section was supposed to be the Holler and Renaissance section but ended up not being really Holler andissance heavy at all. But it's going to say I don't think it's coincidental that that's probably the most US-centered part of the book that is also about his earliest career.

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