Question

Share your impressions of one of the writers this week from the harlem renaissance. which literary genre(s) does your chosen writer write in? does he or she have a particular style and/or pursue themes that are characteristic of "the harlem renaissance?" what strikes you about a certain phrase or thought?

Answer 1

Langston Hughes was a poet, novelist, and playwright. He was an early innovator of jazz poetry. Arguably, his most famous poem "Harlem II" asks the all too important question, "What happens to a dream deferred?"
Favorite line: "Or does it explode?"
Fun fact: Nike's logo "Just Do It," was inspired by "Harlem II."