Langston Hughes (1902-1967) 01/12/2019 05/11/2021 / By booksofart / Langston Hughes / modernism Langston Hughes was an American poet, writer and social activist. He was one of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes – A Black Pierrot Langston Hughes – Mother to Son Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Related Posts:Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950)Alexander Blok (1880-1921)Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958)Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)Giuseppe Ungaretti - Star / StellaKhalil Gibran (1883-1931)Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012)Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)Eugenio Montale (1896-1981)Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986)Edoardo Sanguineti (1930-2010)