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Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares ... An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
"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 Globe Spanning five decades and comprising 868 poems (nearly 300 of which have never before appeared in book form), this magnificent volume is the definitive sampling of a writer who has been called the poet laureate of African America--and perhaps our greatest...
7) My people
Author
Publisher
Ginee Seo books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Sepia toned photographs by Charles R. Smith, Jr. accompany Langston Hughes' classic poem "My People" and celebrate the glory, beauty, and soul of the African-American community.
8) The block
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A collection of thirteen of Langston Hughes poems on African American themes.