Langston Hughes (1936)
Here’s a treat I want to share today. NPR and Codeswitch asked artist Afua Richardson to create a piece to illustrate a favorite work of art. She chose to illustrate the Langston Hughes poem, The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
You can see what she created here.
But wait, there’s more! Open that page to see the illustrations, then go to this page to hear a clip of Langston Hughes reading the poem and describing his inspiration for it. Pretty cool.
