Langston Hughes
His poetry celebrated Black life and culture. This topic is part of Authors within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Langston Hughes trivia questions
Langston Hughes was a major figure in what cultural movement?
Answer: Harlem Renaissance
Bonus fact: His poetry celebrated Black life and culture.
Which Hughes poem begins with the question 'What happens to a dream deferred?'
Answer: Harlem
Bonus fact: The poem is also known by its opening phrase.
What musical traditions strongly influenced Hughes's poetry?
Answer: Jazz and blues
Bonus fact: He experimented with jazz rhythms and blues forms.
What was the title of Langston Hughes’s first book of poetry, published in 1926?
Answer: The Weary Blues
Bonus fact: Hughes became one of the central literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance.