Other poems by this author describe the sound of a "drowsy, syncopated tune," and wonder if a certain entity "stink[s] like rotten meat" or "drie[s] up like a raisin in the sun."
In his autobiography, I Wonder as I Wander, this man recounted meeting Arthur Koestler in Turkmenistan, where they discussed his poem "A New Song." Arnold Rampersad won a Pulitzer for his biography of this author, who was investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee for his poem "Goodbye Christ." This author of "Let America Be America Again" wrote "kill him, and let his soul run wild" in his poem "Genius Child," and created the comic character Jesse B. Semple. Other poems by this author describe the sound of a "drowsy, syncopated tune," and wonder if a certain entity "stink[s] like rotten meat" or "drie[s] up like a raisin in the sun." FTP, identify this Harlem Renaissance poet of "The Weary Blues" and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
In his autobiography, I Wonder as I Wander, this man recounted meeting Arthur Koestler in Turkmenistan, where they discussed his poem "A New Song."
Langston {Hughes}