Great African American Literary Voices

Name: Great African American Literary Voices
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Langston Hughes
ISBN: 9781593165178

Author: Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez

Narrator: Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Published: 03/17/2025

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, African American & Black Poetry, Classic, Nonfiction, Literary Collections, African American & Black Nonfiction

Synopsis

Hear rare recordings from five of the most-respected African American poets reading their own works: Langston Hughes, The Negro Speaks of Rivers; Arna Bontemps, Nocturne at Bethesda; Countee Cullen, Heritage; Gwendolyn Brooks, The Vacant Lot; and Sonia Sanchez, Black Magic. .©2009 Rick Sheridan (P)2009 Rick Sheridan

About Langston Hughes

The great poet of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes (1902-67) was equally adept at writing novels, plays, essays, song lyrics, and newspaper columns. In every genre, he created stirring expressions of life's struggles and joys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene on April 10, 2024

National Poetry Month - April 2021 This was very short, but nice to hear the voices of these great poets.......more

Goodreads review by Mick on July 06, 2020

I had the pleasure of picking this up as an audiobook, and I just wish it was longer. It was amazing to hear the voices of the poets so long ago. Some of the recordings were rather choppy, but it's what you could expect from such an old, preserved piece of audio history.......more

Goodreads review by Derica on January 23, 2024

Fascinating pieces of literary from some great black writers.......more

Goodreads review by Brooklyn Thibodeaux ✨ on April 02, 2025

great short collection of poems, hearing it from the authors was a great treat! i wish the audio wasn’t distorted for Sonia’s section, but i’m sure it couldn’t have been fixed.......more

Goodreads review by Skye on December 22, 2024

Short collection read by the authors. Nice listen :)......more