{"product_id":"the-weary-blues","title":"The Weary Blues (Mint Editions) by Langston Hughes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of music from beginning to end, \u003ci\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut poetry collection by the foremost Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDroning a drowsy syncopated tune, \/ Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, \/ I heard a Negro play. \/ Down on Lenox Avenue the other night \/ By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light \/ He did a lazy sway. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith these first lines, Hughes invites the reader into an experimental playground that tells the story of a Black man's life in America. Featuring poems such as, \"Dream Variations,\" \"The Negro Speaks of Rivers,\" and \"Our Land,\" Hughes weaves in and out of verse, highlighting the lows of struggle in the face of segregation and racism, but also the highs of creation from the time when, \"the Negroes were in vogue.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow considered to be an American classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/i\u003e embodies the feel of the rhythm, improvisation, and soul of Black classical music, pioneered the genre of \"jazz poetry,\" and left an irreplaceable mark in the African-American literary canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Langston Hughes to the Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJazzonia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNegro Dancers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cat and the Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCabaret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Midnight Nan at Leroy's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo a Little Lover-Lass, Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarlem Night Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNude Young Dancer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Prostitute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo a Black Dancer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSong for a Banjo Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlues Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLenox Avenue: Midnight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDream Variations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDream Variation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinter Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoème d'Automne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFantasy in Purple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Negro Speaks of Rivers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Negro Speaks of Rivers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Jester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe South\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs I Grew Older\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAunt Sue's Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Pierrot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Black Pierrot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarlem Night Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSongs to the Dark Virgin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArdella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem--To the Black Beloved\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Sue Wears Red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePierrot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater-Front Streets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater-Front Streets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Farewell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong Trip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePort Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSea Calm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaribbean Sunset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Sailor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeascape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatcha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSea Charm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath of an Old Seaman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShadows in the Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeggar Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTroubled Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuicide's Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSick Room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoledad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the Dark Mercedes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMexican Market Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Many Springs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Bride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dream Keeper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem (To F.S.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLament for Dark Peoples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfraid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem--For the Portrait of an African Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisillusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanse Africaine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe White Ones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMother to Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest known for his vivid and astute portrayals of Black life across the written page, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLangston Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--born James Mercer Langston Hughes--(1901 - 1967) was a poet, playwright, writer and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance who founded jazz poetry. Raised mostly by his grandmother, Hughes was instilled with a lasting sense of racial pride and a love of books from a young age and though not supported by his father in his pursuit of writing, Hughes would attend Columbia with his father's aid in 1921, before leaving the very next year due to racial prejudice and a desire to focus on his poetry. Hughes first introduced his voice to the world in a 1921 issue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e where he published, \"The Negro Speaks of Rivers.\" The poem would come to be known as his signature piece and five years later was included in his debut poetry collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Establishing himself as a key player of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes would be one of a small group of Black intellectuals and artists of the movement who called themselves the Niggerati. Going on to write their manifesto, \"The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,\" Hughes' use of the literary medium differed heavily from the artistic aspirations of the Black middle class in that he desired to focus on highlighting the lives of working-class Black people and addressing divisions and prejudices that existed within the Black community itself. In a career spanning over four decades, Hughes would publish an award-winning novel (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), multiple plays--some in collaboration with Zora Neale Hurston--(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMule Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Nativity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), children's literature (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopo and Fifina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and even an autobiography (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e); among others in a large volume of work. In his personal life, Hughes maintained lifetime friendships with members of the movement and also is believed to have had private romantic and sexual relationships with men. While Hughes' emphasis on racial pride had begun to fall out of favor with new and coming movements of the younger generation, his contributions to the African-American literary canon and American literature at all could not be denied and as such at the time of his death was--and continues to be--one of the most talented and respected voices of a generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753052856506,"sku":"9781513203607","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_324eb1ee-ef1f-4fa3-a3cc-29764562027d.jpg?v=1775319032","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-weary-blues","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}