Langston Hughes
...even been the greatest poets ever to grace the face of the Earth. He had pure writing talent. He was a very smart man. He knew exactly what he was talking about and how he wanted his works to be portrayed. Hughes grew up in a rough setting, but overcame the odds.
Hughes was born James Mercer Langston Hughes in Joplin, Missouri on February 1,1902. His mother was a teacher and his father was an aspiring lawyer, but did not make it and became a shoekeeper. Langston felt that his father despised his ethnicity race. He felt that his father despised him because of that reason. Hughes and his father had a very distant relationship. His parents soon separated and young Langston was raised by his beloved grandmother. She influenced Hughes in many ways because she was a long time activist. He spent most of his time growing up in Lawrence, Missouri with his grandmother. He started writing poetry when he was at the young age of eight. He soon moved it Illinois with his re-married mother. He then discovered his love for books. Hughes attended high school in Ohio. He started writing when he was in eighth grade and was selected class poet. He continued to write during high school and was even published in his school newspaper. Hughes graduated high school in 1919. He then spent a year in Mexico with his father, but was very unhappy and came back. Hughes's father told him that writing would not get him anywhere and that he needed a more practical career. His father paid fully for his college. He attended Columbia University but soon left and joined the Navy to become a steward. It was said that Langston Hughes was indeed gay. Through out his poems there are a lot of same sex tendencies.
Through out Langston Hughes's life he traveled to many places. He got inspiration from each destination he went to. His way of writing developed and matured through out his years. His eyes were...
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