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Langston Hughes born (1-2-1902)

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From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz (Ross Clark)
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Subject: Langston Hughes born (1-2-1902)
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by: Ross Clark - Thu, 1 Feb 2024 09:53 UTC

Wiki says (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes

Notable African-American writer from 1920s on.
Unlike some people earlier noted in this series, he didn't really write
in a non-standard variety (AAVE or whatever)*. But Crystal sees him as
important as a contributor to "jazz poetry", which can be argued to have
a distant relation to rap. See especially his "The Weary Blues".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_poetry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weary_Blues

*Here's a black poet of an earlier generation using the "dialect":

https://poets.org/poem/when-malindy-sings

Bones: "The man's DEAD, Jim!"

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