Langston++Hughes

Langston Hughes By: Treana, Reid, Bri Some Facts: 1. Born on February 1, 1902. 2. Parents separated soon after he was born. 3. Hated his father. 4. Attended public schools in Kansas and Illinois. 5. Graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920. 6. Was a quiet child according to his friends from high school 7. Won a letter in track. 8. Held offices in student council. 9. Was chosen class poet and yearbook editor during his senior year. 10. The year after he graduated, his father tried to stop him from writing poetry. 11. His poem "A Negro Speaks of River," marked the development of him starting work on more ambitious material dealing with adult realities. 12. Langston never married. 13. Loved the blues and jazz. 14. Wrote more than 50 books. 15. Was also known as "The perfect companion". 16. Died May 22, 1967.

Poem: Life Is Fine By: Langston Hughes I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down.

<span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I stood there and I hollered! <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I stood there and I cried! <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">If it hadn't a-been so high <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I might've jumped and died.

<span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">But it was High up there! It was high!

<span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">So since I'm still here livin', <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I guess I will live on. <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I could've died for love-- <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">But for livin' I was born

<span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Though you may hear me holler, <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">And you may see me cry-- <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I'll be dogged, sweet baby, <span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">If you gonna see me die.

<span style="color: #f0209c; font-family: 'Agency FB',sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

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 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Knopf, Alfred A. "Life Is Fine." **//<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More //**<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Poets.org, 1997. Web. 16 Dec. 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15611>. **


 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">"Langston Hughes - Poems, Biography, Quotes." **//<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Famous Poets and Poems - Read and Enjoy Poetry //**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Famous Poets and Poems. Web. 16 Dec. 2011. <http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/biography>. **


 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Richey, Katy. "Langston Hughes Tribute Issue." **//<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Washingtonart Home Page //**<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Beltway, 2011. Web. 16 Dec. 2011. <http://washingtonart.com/beltway/richeyintro2.html>. **


 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Brett, Regina. "Preserving Langston Hughes' House May Not Be the Best Way to Honor Him: Regina Brett | Cleveland.com." **//<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Cleveland OH Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - Cleveland.com //**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Cleveland.com, 2010. Web. 16 Dec. 2011. <http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2010/08/honor_langston_hughes_by_readi.html>. **


 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kong, Sarah. "Analyses of Poems By Langston Hughes." **//<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Analyses of Poems By Langston Hughes //**<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. 22 Mar. 2001. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://www2.uic.edu/classes/engl/engl103jeb/Historical/HughesEssays/LangstonHughes.htm>. **


 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">"Hughes, Langston (1902-1967)." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2011. **


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 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Copyright © 1994 the Estate of Langston Hughes. **
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15611 **


 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Williams, Andreá N. "Hughes, Langston." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. **
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