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Langston Hughes is a widely celebrated African American writer and important leader of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Deeply inspired by the great poet Walt Whitman, Hughes’ own writings gave voice to the Black community in the American literary canon. His assertion that “I, too, sing America” echoes through history and continues to be a battle cry in the fight for fair representation and equality. The Weary Blues, published in 1926, was Hughes’ first collection of poetry. He was only twenty-four years old at the time, but his insights carry wisdom beyond his years.

From the acclaimed Beat Generation author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums come eight extended poems in which he reflects on the urban settings he finds himself in. Best known for his novels, Jack Kerouac is also an important poet. In these poems, Kerouac writes from the heart of experience in the music of language, employing the same instrumental blues and jazz forms that he used in another book of poems, Mexico City Blues.

In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and...

Taylor's first live spoken-word collection since 2003, Icarus Airlines, contains 34 poems.

The poems included in "Audio Book Edition, Slightly Blue Sky" are a collection of poems by Naoko Kudo that appeared in a number of editions over a two year period in the fashion magazine "MRS". The author of the poems is speaking as if to engage with their immediate surroundings. The poems will inspire the reader as they are being read with laughter and a sense of wonder. Naoko Kudo, the author of "Audio Book Edition, Slightly Blue Sky" recorded the poems herself. Please enjoy the author's superb combination of words and voice. Also included in this audio book (which can only be heard here)...