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Langston Hughes, Sayva Phillips
SAYVA PHILLIPS, 11 It was a long time ago, born on February 1st, 1902 An African American writer, Langston Hughes Grew up in Joplin Missouri and attended Columbia university It was during this time that Hughes fi rst began to write poetry He wrote, “I have almost forgotten my dream But it was there then, in front of me,” After being rejected by many Magazines He wrote, and then a wall rose slowly Between me and my dream.
Hughes was raised primly my his grandmother His mother moved and worked around like no mother Around 1920 he spent a some time in Mexico with his father He wrote, “Iʼve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the fl ow of human blood in human veins,” It was published in The Crisis magazine and was highly praised.
Around 1921 he became the face of Harlem Renaissance An intellectual and social move to that gave him props He dropped out of Columbia in 1922, not knowing exactly what to do After working various jobs, in 1924, to París he fl ew What was there meant in Paris for thee? It was inspiration for more of his poetry 1925 He wrote, He did a lazy sway to the tune oʼ those Weary Blues. His poetry grabbed attention, from those on the hook 1927, he wrote his fi rst book Making him realize he can become an African American writer He wrote, “Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain,” During his time of writing poetry and short stories He also served as a correspondent for American newspapers
