Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Later Simple Stories v. 8 (The Collected Works of Langston Hughes)
Dictionary Quotes (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Night funeralIn Harlem: Where did they getThem two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay–His insurance lapsed the other day–Yet they got a satin boxfor his head to lay. Night funeralIn Harlem: Who was it sentThat wreath of flowers? Them flowers camefrom that poor boy’s friends–They’ll want flowers, too,When they meet their ends. Night funeral in Harlem: Who preached...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Name: Al Roker Age: 55 Neighborhood: Who wants to know? [ Ed. Upper East Side ] Occupation: Hand me the darts Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? Langston Hughes. What's the best meal you've eaten in New York? The last one I had. In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Pinch myself that I'm not dreaming. [ Ed: Also, this . ] Would you still live...
Slog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Mayor-elect Mike McGinn has completed his schedule for three town halls before he is sworn in as mayor. (Two were confirmed yesterday .) Probably safe to bet that these are going to be packed : Monday, November 30 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Northgate Community Center gymnasium 10510 5th Ave Northeast Tuesday, December 1 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center 104 17th Ave South (17th...
No Tells (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
For Immediate Release http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/announcements.html Poetry Foundation Launches Poetry Tour of Washington, DC Free downloadable audio tour shines a literary light on the nation’s capital CHICAGO—The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Washington, DC, Poetry Tour. The interactive tour, freely available at www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrytour,...
Slog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Mike McGinn will hold three town halls—one in south Seattle, one in the Central District, and one near Northgate—before taking over the mayor's office in January. In a pivot from his campaign-themed stump speeches, McGinn says he's intent on listening to residents about what they want. "I just want to know how we build trust in government and how we built a strong team," McGinn...
What's Left in the Church (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
N.B.: This is a far more thoughtful response to Feodor's complaint about my remarks concerning Marcel Proust. If this doesn't satisfy him, well, I'll buy him a subscription to Dissent. One point George Scialabba made last evening with which I profoundly disagree (for obvious reasons) is the effect of the internet on literacy . I find this odd, in particular, since so much of what happens on the internet...
Dictionary Quotes (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Democracy will not comeToday, this year Nor everThrough compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To standOn my two feet And own the land. I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course.Tomorrow is another day.I do not need my freedom when I’m dead.I [...]
montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
"Black Nativity: An Anthem of Praise" was inspired by the original work of Langston Hughes, and similar to William Shakespeare, Hughes' text allows the play's directors to layer its scenes as they like with various interplays that bring life to Hughes' vision.
Cecilia Ann (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
NEXT STOP CHICAGO--TWO BIG ROCKPILE EVENTS!! ROCKPILE Symposium--Music and Poetry: The Art of Poetry Collaboration. Tuesday, November 17th 5pm to 8pm Columbia College Chicago, Ferguson Hall 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 +1 312-663-1600 About: Since Kenneth Rexroth and Langston Hughes first collaborated with jazz musicians (but then Jelly Roll Morton claimed to have collaborated with...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been purchased after foreclosure by a nonprofit group in Cleveland that aims to preserve it.
Eye Level (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Roy DeCarava's Lingerie, New York Roy DeCarava, an American master, died October 27, 2009, a few weeks shy of his ninetieth birthday. Born in Harlem in 1919, and coming to adulthood during the Harlem Renaissance, DeCarava became a photographer of...
Dictionary Quotes (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong. Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me,Eat in the kitchen,Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed– I, too, am America. – I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes [...]
The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan In The 1920s by Ann Douglas. 606 pp. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (paperback) While the 1960s are associated with the counterculture, Ann Douglas makes the case in “Terrible Honesty” for the cultural breakthroughs that took place during the 1920s. Leading the charge were prominent black and white artists–a “mongrel” group that shook off...
A Free Man, Thinking Freely (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Freedom's Plow by Langston HughesWhen a man starts out with nothing,When a man starts out with his handsEmpty, but clean,When a man starts to build a world,He starts first with himselfAnd the faith that is in his heart-The strength there,The will there to build.First in the heart is the dream-Then the mind starts seeking a way.His eyes look out on the world,On the great wooded world,On the rich
Jeremiah's Vanishing New York (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Before 2009 is over, there's still time to visit the Lenox Lounge and celebrate its 70th year in Harlem. photos from my flickr Opened in 1939, the Lenox Lounge was, according to its website, "the back drop for many jazz legends such as Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane . The Jazz Club also known as the Zebra Room was once used by the Harlem Renaissance writes James Baldwin and Langston...
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