Happy Birthday Langston Hughes

Happy Birthday Langston Hughes

Date and Time

Feb 1, 2020 12:00 am

Location

14th & V

2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009

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Description:

James Mercer Langston Hughes, or just Langston Hughes, was an American writer, poet and social activist, born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Most popularly recognized and appreciated for his work in the literary art form of jazz poetry and the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Hughes worked in the poetic and writing business for close to 40 years.

The name Busboys and Poets refers to American poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel in the 1920s, prior to gaining recognition as a poet. 

Stop by any one of the Busboys and Poets locations and ask for the $5 "Langston Cooler" today in honor of Langston Hughes's birthday!

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