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= __//**Langston Hughes **//__ =  Langston Hughes was a poet, playright, short story writer, novelist, and columnist. He was one of the earliest writers of "jazz poetry". He often wrote about the Harlem Renaissance and extraordinary nature. He also often showed the lives of ordinary, everyday, African-American people. He wanted his work to be "read aloud, crooned, shouted, and sung".

__//**Famous Poems﻿**//__ -Let America Be America Again﻿ [|-The Negro Speaks Of Rivers] -I, Too, Sing America﻿ -The Negro Mother﻿ -Mother to Son [|-Life Is Fine] -Dream Variations﻿ -Quiet Girl -Still Here -Dream Deferred


 * ~ =__//** The Life of Langston Hughes **//__= ||~  ||
 * > ** 1902 ** || * Born February 1, in Joplin, Missouri ||
 * > ** 1924 ** || * Enrolls at Columbia University ||
 * > ** 1929 ** || * Recieves B.A. Degree from Lincoln University ||
 * > ** 1930 ** || * Publishes his first collection of poems ||
 * > ** 1935 ** || * His play "Mulatto" appears on Broadway ||
 * > ** 1943 ** || * Begins writing columns for the Chicago Defender ||
 * > ** 1950 ** || * "Simple Speaks his Mind" is published ||
 * > ** 1956 ** || * 2nd autobiography "I Wonder as I Wander" is published ||
 * > ** 1967 ** || * Death at age 65, in New York, May 22 ||
 * > ** 1973 ** || * The first Langston Hughes Medal is awarded ||

=__//** "﻿Mother to Son" Video **//__=

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__//** Discussion Questions **//__ 1. Why do you think Hughes wanted his work to be sung?