Langston Hughes / edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.
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- 1454903287
- 9781454903284
- Poems. Selections
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.54 H893 | Available | 33111007461540 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD! A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes, its edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews that adds rich dimension to the words. Hughess magnificent, powerful words still resonate today, and the anthologized poems in this splendid volume include his best-loved works: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"; "My People"; "Words Like Freedom"; "Harlem"; and "I, Too"--his sharp, pointed response to Walt Whitmans "I Hear America Singing."
Includes index.
The negro speaks of rivers -- Aunt Sue's stories -- Danse Africaine -- Mother to son -- When Sue wears read -- My people -- Youth -- Dream variations -- The dream keeper -- Walkers with the dawn -- I, too -- The weary blues -- Homesick blues -- Hey! -- Hey hey! -- Afro-American fragment -- Genius child -- Note on commercial theatre -- Merry-go-round -- Words like freedom -- Still here -- I dream a world -- Final curve -- Theme for English B -- Harlem -- Drums.
A collection of some of the poetry of Langston Hughes.