Reviews for Love to Langston

The average rating for Love to Langston based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-11-20 00:00:00 Herbert Bell This is simply amazing. The poems in this book will touch your heart. These poems tell the story of the life of Langston Hughes and also shed light on some major events in history. This book teaches about Harlem, slavery and Jim Crow laws. The illustrations are unique and captivating. Two of my favorite poems from the book are titled "First Grade" and "Jazz makes me sing." In "First Grade" you learn about some of Langston's feelings as a young boy in school. There is a verse that says: she tells one kid not to eat licorice or he'll turn black like me When I read it I was stunned. This poem could provide for some great classroom discussions. The other poem that caught my attention was about how jazz music made Langston feel. He says: it makes me think about my sadness and how I ain't alone He uses so few words but you can really understand how he was feeling when you read these poems.This book definitely made me think differently about poetry as a whole.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-07-19 00:00:00 Michael Umphlette Love to Langston could be used in two ways. First to introduce Langston Hughes to students unfamiliar with his work during a literature class. Second to introduce the reasons, motivations, and causes behind the Harlem Renaissance, and the roots of the 20th century Civil Rights movement. Further, the style of writing it uses, with poetry, could easily be used as a general guide to writing a narrative in a non-traditional fashion.