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Langston Hughes - Biography

Biography a Hughes - The Life and Achievements of the Great American Poet

Langston is a name associated with American literature, social movements, and the struggle for civil rights. His poems and prose had a huge impact on American culture and art of the 20th century. In this biography, we take a look at the life and work of this distinguished writer and activist.

Langston was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, United States. His childhood passed in difficult circumstances - after the divorce of his parents, he lived with his grandmother in Lincoln, Illinois. Here he initially began to take an interest in literature and art.

After graduating from high school, he entered Columbia University in New York. During this time, he became active in literary circles and began publishing his poems and essays. However, after two years of study, he decided to leave the university and travel the world, relying on his talent and thirst for knowledge.

Langston Hughes quickly became famous in the American literary environment. His poems, filled with emotion and social criticism, began to be published in various magazines and newspapers. His first famous article, "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," was published in 1926, in which he urged African-American writers and artists to free themselves from the "racial mountain" and look for their own voice.

His poetry collections such as "The Weary Blues" and "Montage of a Dream Deferred" received critical and audience acclaim. became an important figure in the "Harlem Renaissance" - a period in the history of African American culture when artists, writers and musicians concentrated in Harlem, New York.