In 1930, he won the Harmon gold medal for literature for the novel Not Without Laughter.
In 1930, he won the Harmon gold medal for literature for the novel Not Without Laughter. He worked as a sailor and a waiter, slipping poems onto Vachel Lindsay's plate in the latter job to get his break. While he also wrote popular plays such as Mulatto, he is probably best known for poetry collections such as Shakespeare in Harlem and The Weary Blues. For 10 points—name this Harlem Renaissance poet.
In 1930, he won the Harmon gold medal for literature for the novel Not Without Laughter.
James Langston {Hughes}