If you’ve read our profile of Langston Hughes, “Poet Laureate of Black America,” and you want to read his work, here’s your shopping list.
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
Knopf Publishing Group (Vintage)
(Knopf, 1994; Vintage paperback, 1995) Poems collected by his biographer, Arnold Rampersad.
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
Knopf Books for Young Readers
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996) Reissue of his 1932 collection for children illustrated by Brian Pinkney.
The Best of Simple
Hill & Wang
(Hill & Wang, Classics of Modern American Humor Series, 1990) Collected tales about his black Everyman character Jesse B. Simple.
Voice of the Poet: Langston Hughes
Random House Audio
(Random House Audio, 2002) Conversation and poems read by Hughes on audio CD with paperback.
The Big Sea: An Autobiography
Hill & Wang
(Hill & Wang reissue, 1993) Memoir of his youth and early adulthood in Harlem and Paris in the 1920s, originally published in 1940.
I Wonder As I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey
Hill & Wang
(Hill & Wang reissue, 1993) Memoir of his travels & friends in the 1930s, originally published in 1964.
