pickWith The Weary Blues, Hughes reminds us that human thought is poetry; it just takes a certain skill or instinct to harness it.
Coming away from this I was amazed by how much joy and love for life there is. Despite all the hurdles for a Black artist, for Black people, in the first half of the 19th century, he seemed totally enthralled with life.
Also that cover! Is that not one of the most iconic pictures? I‘d love to have a reprint on my wall.
pickI've been on a poetry kick this month. So glad I picked up this little collection on my DC trip. I remember reading maybe 1 or 2 Langston Hughed poems in school, but I didn't know too much about him. I was happy to read that he was quite the nomad, living in several different states and countries. I also didn't realize he had written so much, and I hope to read his novel, autobiography, and plays one day too 🖤💙🖤💙
pick• Read for Black History Month
#StoryGraph: nonfiction classics poetry challenging reflective medium-paced race
128 pages • first pub 1925
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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.
#poetrymonth Since I posted the bookplate from this title , thought I‘d also add a poem . This collection was published in 1926.
Haunting.
pickLangston Hughes is one of the greatest poets ever, and this reprint is a treasure.
My grandmother has been in the hospital for the past 2 weeks and passed away last night. I happened to be reading The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes (which is brilliant from beginning to end) and this poem really spoke to me today.
"I loved my friend. / He went away from me. / There's nothing more to say. / The poem ends, / Soft as it began,-- / I loved my friend."
-"Poem (To F.S.)"
"The calm, / Cool face of the river / Asked me for a kiss."
-"Suicide's Note"
Did anyone else catch this feature on books that shaped the last 12 decades? The (first) ‘00 and the ‘20s were the decades I have read or will read them all. https://lithub.com/a-century-of-reading-the-10-books-that-defined-the-1920s/
What a beautiful edition. Squeezing one more book start in for #BlackHistoryMonth.
The Weary Blues | 
