"Nearly ninety years after its first publication, this celebratory edition of The Weary Blues reminds us of the stunning achievement of Langston Hughes, who was just twenty-four at its first appearance. Beginning with the opening "Proem" (prologue poem)--"I am a Negro: / Black as the night is black, / Black like the depths of my Africa"--Hughes spoke directly, intimately, and powerfully of the experiences of African Americans at a time when their...

Forty-five poems chosen from the work of the black poet, Langston Hughes, by Harlem fourth graders.

Watercolor illustrations accompany the author's poem about the strength and courage of African American people throughout history.

Twenty-six short poems introduce animals for each letter of the alphabet, from Ape to Zebra.

Readings of 21 poems, songs, and stories selected from original recordings.

A collection of thirteen of Langston Hughes poems on African American themes.