Langston Hughes
Blues for an Alabama Sky review – Harlem renaissance drama is a tale for our times
A group of friends in 1930s New York pursue diverging dreams in a transfixing production of Pearl Cleage’s play directed by Lynette Linton
Claire Armitstead
05, Oct, 2022 @11:17 AM
Where to start with: Langston Hughes
The leader of the Harlem Renaissance wrote poems and plays, short stories and children’s books. If you’re new to Hughes’ work, here are some good places to begin
Malik Al Nasir
28, Sep, 2022 @9:35 AM
Salman Rushdie and Bernardine Evaristo on shortlist for more diverse UK exam texts
OCR board asks teachers to vote on books to make A-level and GCSE English courses more inclusive
Richard Adams Education editor
01, May, 2021 @8:55 AM
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett review – a twin's struggle to 'pass' for white
The author of The Mothers brings fresh sensitivity to the subject of African Americans ‘passing’ in this engrossing novel
Michael Donkor
04, Jun, 2020 @6:30 AM
Street Scene review – full justice for murder in Manhattan
Opera North’s striking production of Kurt Weill’s opera is beautifully achieved with moments of dramatic fire
Tim Ashley
19, Jan, 2020 @4:07 PM
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes – review
This singular hybrid of photography and poetry captures 50s Harlem on the brink of change
Sean O'Hagan
30, Sep, 2018 @6:00 AM
Langston Hughes 'born a year before accepted date', researcher finds
Poet researching archives of local African American newspaper finds story reporting on ‘little Langston’ before his recorded birth date
Alison Flood
10, Aug, 2018 @12:41 PM
Books to give you hope: Staying Alive – Real Poems for Unreal Times
In a rotten year, when public language has been poisoned by politics and prejudice, the personal integrity of poetry can keep us going
Anita Sethi
01, Sep, 2016 @8:00 AM
'The legacy Langston left us': Harlem artists hope to reclaim Hughes home
Renée Watson and other artists want to turn the historical Langston Hughes house into a not-for-profit collective to preserve Harlem’s cultural legacy
Tom Kutsch in New York
23, Aug, 2016 @1:59 PM
Poster poems: politics
As bruising electoral battles rage on around us, it’s a good time to remember that poets can raise their voices for public causes, too. Please add your voice below
Billy Mills
06, May, 2016 @8:00 AM
Ice-T and Ron McCurdy review – a raging, inspired revival that would make Langston Hughes proud
The thinking man’s gangsta rapper and jazz trumpeter prove that the poet’s performance piece Ask Your Mama is as relevant today as it was in 1960
John Lewis
22, Nov, 2015 @12:51 PM
Top 10 literary biographies
From Shakespeare to Shelley, Edith Wharton to VS Naipaul … literature’s greats have biographies to match
Jay Parini
16, Sep, 2015 @2:40 PM
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