Sometimes, it’s having something to look forward to that can pull you through the gloom when spring’s warmth and light still feel like a distant oasis.
Langston Hughes was a defining figure of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance as an influential poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, political commentator and social activist. Known as a poet of the people, his work focused on the everyday lives of the Black working class, earning him renown as one of America’s most notable poets.