The South

Langston Hughes

Language: English

Genres: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)Poetry

Narrators:Bruce Kachuk, Craig Franklin, docdlmartin, Newgatenovelist, KHand, LeeSalter, Cavaet, RajVO

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1. The South - Read by BK
2. The South - Read by CF
3. The South - Read by DLM
4. The South - Read by EL0
5. The South - Read by KJH
6. The South - Read by LS
7. The South - Read by MDL
8. The South - Read by RAJ

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The South by Langston Hughes.
This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 19, 2022.
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Langston Hughes was an American poet and social activist, and is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This poem, with its strong imagery, presents a darker facet of the South than is generally displayed in "nice" poetry. - Summary by TriciaG