Foreword Renowned Poets: Langston Hughes Diamond
Yes, a human diamond just to get average folk to appreciate exceptional quality. Such a human be one Langston Hughes. Born a diamond destined to be of rare gleaming polished exceptional excellence, Such a human was and remains to be just that, B: Feb. 01, 1901 Joplin, Missouri, US D: May 22, 1967 New York City, NY, US family abducted by slavers into slavery in the United States, North America. By that time so called Negros were so called free but in reality, that is far from true then and now. He grew to be an artist of great talent of multi genre including poetry, writing, novelist, essayist, dramatist. raised in the mid-west he relocated to New York City as a young man. once he cultivated his career fine tuning his god giving gift. Gaining notoriety, he also became in civil rights specifically regarding the plight of Africans in America then known as negroes and were treated as less then human were deprived of God given rights. He eventually became committed to being an activist in a strong growing stronger Civil Rights Movement. He by then living in Black Harlem as an artist and activist was well respected in Harlem and beyond. He was at the forefront of a then surging Harlem renaissance in the areas Langston excelled in. there is much more that could and should be covered in all his multi areas of art and activism that can not be done here but one and all should look up a mass of details concerning his meaningful life significant contributions.
We artists are a part of an ongoing monthly publication for more than 10 years curtesy of our publisher Inner Child Press headed by William Peters Jr. himself a poet laureate, the monthly is titled " Year of the Poet, Poetry Posse" also feature a theme of the month for the entire year. This year we feature notable gifted people who's various contributions to mankind have made a difference. This year the month of June features Langston Hughes. To obtain copies go to innerchildpress.com
Also available on Amazon Books. Thank you and be well, safe, happy. Guided on the straight path.
Shareef Abdur Rasheed Poet, Artist, Activist
