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The Weary Blues
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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
Publisher Price: $14.95
ISBN13: 9781636524399
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Dec 25 2025
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes is a seminal collection of poems that captures the rhythms, struggles, and spirit of African American life during the Harlem Renaissance. Blending musicality, social observation, and personal reflection, Hughes draws upon blues, jazz, and folk traditions to explore themes of identity, resilience, and cultural pride.
Through vivid imagery and lyrical language, the collection reflects both the hardships and joys of Black life in early twentieth-century America. Hughes' work resonates with historical significance, offering readers insight into the cultural, social, and artistic movements that shaped a generation of African American writers and performers.
This volume is essential for readers interested in poetry, African American literature, the Harlem Renaissance, and the intersection of music and literary expression.
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