""Langston Hughes: Poetry, Blues and Gospel--Somewhere to Stand"" by Steven C. Tracy

Contribution to Book

"Langston Hughes: Poetry, Blues and Gospel--Somewhere to Stand"

Langston Hughes: the Man, His Art, and His Continuing Influence (1995)

Steven C. Tracy, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Abstract

In the following essay, Tracy examines the influence of music—specifically the blues and gospel singing—on the poetry of Langston Hughes.

Disciplines

African American Studies

Publication Date

1995

Editor

C. James Trotman

Publisher

Garland Publishing

Citation Information

Steven C. Tracy. ""Langston Hughes: Poetry, Blues and Gospel--Somewhere to Stand"" Langston Hughes: the Man, His Art, and His Continuing Influence (1995)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_tracy/18/