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Langston Hughes Quotes

“Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He said he wrote most of his poetry when he was sad and, judging by all the poems he wrote, he must have been sad a lot of the time. I think what made him sad was how people, especially people of color, were treated.”

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Book:Visiting Langston

Source: Visiting Langston

“The man was high yellow In public, afraid of himself, pretending his music Was material when in fact, it was the opposite: Like a breath that comes so quickly you know You’re breathing ether: either atmospheric And anonymous as the air against a window, Or indefinite & mute as a curtain of wind.”

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Book:American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

Source: American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

“if you’re going to use the word ‘dream’ in a poem, you had better be langston hughes.”

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Author:Jewelle Gomez

“I am here to speak in tongues over Langston. They are darn well my gods and goddesses.”

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Author:Marlon James

“I am that rose that grew from concrete, I am the ENTIRE mother to son Langston Hughes poem. And I'm still climbing...”

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Author:Jaha Knight

“What right has anyone to say That I Must throw out pieces of my heart For pay?”

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Book:The Collected Poems

Source: The Collected Poems