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Source: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes (University of Missouri Press (BkMk Press), 2002) To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. He played a few chords then he sang some more— “I got the Weary Blues And I can’t be satisfied. Got the Weary Blues And….
- Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem...
- Langston Hughes
The Weary Blues is Langston Hughes' first published book of poetry. It was published by Knopf in 1926, with a preface by Carl Van Vechten . Alongside Alain Locke's anthology, The New Negro: an Interpretation (1925), the publication of Hughes' collection of poems is one of the defining moments of the Harlem Renaissance.
A poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties and was important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem
LANGSTON HUGHES TO THE READER I At the moment I cannot recall the name of any other person whatever who, at the age of twenty-three, has en joyed so picturesque and rambling an existence as Langston Hughes. Indeed, a complete account of his disorderly and delightfully fantastic career would make a fascinating
‘The Weary Blues’ describes the performance of a blues musician playing in a club on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The piece mimics the tone and form of Blues music and uses free verse and closely resembles spoken English.
19 Απρ 2022 · the weary blues COPYRIGHT, 1926, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC • SET UP, ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS, INC., BINGHAMTON, N.Y. • ESPARTO PAPER MANUFACTURED IN SCOTLAND AND FURNISHED BY W. F. ETHERINGTON & CO., NEW YORK • BOUND BY THE H. WOLFF ESTATE, NEW YORK.
O Blues! In a deep song voice With a melancholy tone I heard that Negro sing, that Old piano moan— "Ain't got nobody in all this world, Ain't got nobody but ma self. I's gwine to quit ma frownin' And put ma troubles on the shelf." Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. He played a few chords then he sang some more— "1 got the ...
