Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

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WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD! A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes its edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews that adds rich dimension to the words. Hughess magnificent powerful words still resonate today and the anthologized poems in this splendid volume include his best-loved works: The Negro Speaks of Rivers; My People; Words Like Freedom; Harlem; and I Too--his sharp pointed response to Walt Whitmans I Hear America Singing.