During the mid 1920s to early 1930s the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing. The Harlem Renaissance had many different forms of artistic expression. Out of this art scene you had writing as a focal point. The literature aspect of the movement was the most significant part of the movement’s that today is still studied. This literary movement included poetry, plays, essays, and novels. Throughout the movement there were many famous writers although authors such as Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were two of the most famous writers in Harlem Renaissance. Both Hughes and Cullen were mostly known for their poetry although they were also novelist, playwrights, and essayists. Their literary achievements’ made them both stars in a time in which the Harlem Renaissance showcased many talented African American artists.
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Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were some of the most famous figures of the renaissance. Although Cullen retired from writing early in his successful career he still inspired many. Now as for Hughes, he had a lasting impact after the renaissance had died. Still these two poets knew how to capture everyday life when they wrote. By writing, these two poets were loved by their fans and they inspired many people to write and live their dreams.
Many considered Countee Cullen to be a boy wonder. He graduated from New York University and Harvard University. His first book of poems was called Color. It was published in 1926, when he was only in his early 20s. He considered himself to be a Christian poet who wanted to inspire others to be proud to be black. He did not want to be known just as a black poet, but as a man who wanted to be seen as a part of the human race. In Cullen’s poem Yet do I Marvel he explained this well when he said,
“Yet do I marvel at this curious
Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were some of the most famous figures of the renaissance. Although Cullen retired from writing early in his successful career he still inspired many. Now as for Hughes, he had a lasting impact after the renaissance had died. Still these two poets knew how to capture everyday life when they wrote. By writing, these two poets were loved by their fans and they inspired many people to write and live their dreams.
Many considered Countee Cullen to be a boy wonder. He graduated from New York University and Harvard University. His first book of poems was called Color. It was published in 1926, when he was only in his early 20s. He considered himself to be a Christian poet who wanted to inspire others to be proud to be black. He did not want to be known just as a black poet, but as a man who wanted to be seen as a part of the human race. In Cullen’s poem Yet do I Marvel he explained this well when he said,
“Yet do I marvel at this curious