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Langston Hughes (Poetry for Young People)
Langston Hughes - Poetry for Young People Author:Langston Hughes, David Roessel (Editor), Arnold Rampersad (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator) 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, it's edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews that adds rich dimension to the words. Hughes's magnificent, power... more »ful 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 Whitman's “I Hear America Singing.”« less