Langston Hughes endured many hardships, even during infancy. His parents divorced and his dad moved all the way to Mexico. When he was thirteen years old, he went to go live with his grandmother in Lincoln, Illinois. It was then he decided to put the rest of his love and passion into his poetry and became one of the most famous and well-known poets of all time.
Hughes was born on the first of February in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. [Although] he was born in Joplin, he mostly grew up in Lawrence Kansas. When his father moved to Mexico after the divorce, Hughes and his mother moved around a lot until he moved in with his grandmother, Mary and he then began the start of his poetry career. [After] his grandmother died when he was in his early teens, …show more content…
He was so intrigued by the art scene there that he defined the spirit of age from a literary point of view. The Big Sea was the first volume of his autobiography and it provides his point of view about the Harlem Renaissance. He met other writers during this time period such as: Countee Cullen, Claude McCay, W.E.B. DuBois, and James Weldon Johnson (Langston Hughes Biography). [When] his poem “The Weary Blues” won first prize in the 1925 Opportunity magazine literary contest, his literary career finally took off. His very first volume of poetry was called The Weary Blues. The second volume of poetry that he published was called, Fine Clothes to the Jew.” Many people didn’t approve of it because of the time period it was written in which was 1927. Some people said it was too experimental, but many critics also believe it to be some of his best poetry he’s ever written. Hughes moved to Pennsylvania shortly after to attend Lincoln University. An older and wealthy white woman supported Hughes. She convinced him to write his novel, Not Without Laughter. When the two had an argument and their relationship started to fade, he published poetry in New
Hughes was born on the first of February in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. [Although] he was born in Joplin, he mostly grew up in Lawrence Kansas. When his father moved to Mexico after the divorce, Hughes and his mother moved around a lot until he moved in with his grandmother, Mary and he then began the start of his poetry career. [After] his grandmother died when he was in his early teens, …show more content…
He was so intrigued by the art scene there that he defined the spirit of age from a literary point of view. The Big Sea was the first volume of his autobiography and it provides his point of view about the Harlem Renaissance. He met other writers during this time period such as: Countee Cullen, Claude McCay, W.E.B. DuBois, and James Weldon Johnson (Langston Hughes Biography). [When] his poem “The Weary Blues” won first prize in the 1925 Opportunity magazine literary contest, his literary career finally took off. His very first volume of poetry was called The Weary Blues. The second volume of poetry that he published was called, Fine Clothes to the Jew.” Many people didn’t approve of it because of the time period it was written in which was 1927. Some people said it was too experimental, but many critics also believe it to be some of his best poetry he’s ever written. Hughes moved to Pennsylvania shortly after to attend Lincoln University. An older and wealthy white woman supported Hughes. She convinced him to write his novel, Not Without Laughter. When the two had an argument and their relationship started to fade, he published poetry in New