Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

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Celebrate 100 years of Langston Hughes s powerful poetry. A Coretta Scott King Honor Award recipient, Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes includes 26 of the poet s most influential pieces, including: Mother to Son ; My People ; Words Like Freedom ; I, Too ; and The Negro Speaks of Rivers Hughes s first published piece, which was originally released in June 1921. This collection is curated and annotated by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel, two leading poetry experts. It also features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews and a new foreword by Renee Watson, a Newbery Honor Award recipient and founder of the I, Too Arts Collective.

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