Langston Hughes Novelist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Feb 1902
- Died: May 22, 1967
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue".
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
being cool & humor
Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.
beauty, happiness & nature
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
dreams & life
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
dreams
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
nature
Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.
humor
Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.
change