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Langston Hughes and Arnold Rampersad - The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
 
 
 
 
 
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Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work.
 
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Rising Above the Hatred

Date of Review:  May 16, 2002
The Bottom Line: An excellent collection of Hughes work.
Review: In the beginning...

Sometimes near the water something stirs within my soul and a feeling of serenity settles over me. Over eighty years ago a majestic American River similarly inspired a young writer. That writer was Langston Hughes and...
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  4.0

by: Bar2969
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Stirs the soul
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Making Statements (The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes)

Date of Review:  Sep 11, 2001
The Bottom Line: There's good and bad in this book. There's good and bad in us all.
Review: ?Bombings in Dixie

It is not enough to mourn
And not enough to pray
Sackcloth and Ashes anyhow,
Save for another day

For the Lord God Himself
Would hardly desire
That men be burned to death?
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  5.0

by: bethaniej
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Every poem Hughes has ever published
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Every poem Hughes has ever published
 

A Poet of Great Success!!

Date of Review:  Jun 7, 2001
The Bottom Line: Everyone should read Hughes peoms. They are excellent!!
Review: Langston Hughes is a great African American poet of all times. Through is works he addresses the themes of racial affirmation and pride, theme and variation of African American music, racial protest and unfullfilled dreams. He wrote When Sue Wears...
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Poems address several themes!!
Cons
Poems are short!!
 
 
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Authors Arnold Rampersad
Editors David Roessel
Nonfiction Category Poetry
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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc (November 01, 1994)
Measurements: 9.25"(h) x 6.75"(w) x 2.5"(d), 2.35 lbs.
ISBN: 9780679426318
 
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