Alongside such famous works as 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' and Montage of a Dream Deferred, The Collected Poems includes the author's lesser-known verse for children topical poems distributed through the Associated Negro Press and poems such as 'Goodbye Christ' that were once suppressed. Here, for the first time, are all the poems that Langston Hughes published during his lifetime, arranged in the general order in which he wrote them and annotated by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel. 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 popular poet since Walt Whitman. is sumptuous and sharp, playful and sparse, grounded in an earthy music. 'The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.

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The collected poems of langston hughes