![]() ![]() With an introduction by Carl Van Vechten, a Harlem Renaissance patron, the work was met with mixed reviews some dismissive, some praising Hughes as a new, unique in poetry. Hughes published his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, in 1926. In 1922 he moved to Harlem, becoming a central member of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes's first poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," was published in The Crisis, the organ of the NAACP, in 1921. ![]() Hughes attended Columbia University for a year, but dropped out to travel, working his way through Spain, France, Italy, and Africa. His first stories appeared in The Monthly literature journal published by Central High School. Hughes began writing seriously while a student at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, where his efforts were encouraged by teachers and RUSSELL and ROWENA JELLIFFE of Playhouse Settlement (see KARAMU HOUSE). His mother and step-father moved the family to Cleveland in 1916. Carrie and James divorced shortly after Langston's birth, and James left the United States for Mexico. 1902-), Black poet, playwright, novelist, and lecturer, was born in Joplin, Mo. ![]()
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