HOME View All Genre

Book

Audiobook

GENRES 🌙 Dark

Melodies of The Weary Blues - Langston Hughes

By Langston Hughes

Release Date: 2026-01-20

Genre: Poetry for Kids

(0 ratings)
Read Download
A gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes' first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, this picture book includes select poems paired with vibrant artwork by more than twenty talented Black illustrators, including award-winners Oge Mora, Frank Morrison, Janelle Washington, and more!

Brought to new life by lively illustrations on every page, Melodies of The Weary Blues introduces Langston Hughes’ intimate reflections on the Black experience in America to young readers in a fresh and approachable way. Featuring poems like “Dream Variation,” “Winter Moon,” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”, Hughes’ still resonant words shine like never before for readers everywhere. 

Includes an introduction by the editor, Shamar Knight-Justice, Langston Hughes’ biography and timeline of life, and biographies of all the contributors. 

Melodies of The Weary Blues - Langston Hughes

By Langston Hughes

Release Date: 2026-01-20

Genre: Poetry for Kids

(0 ratings)
Read Download
A gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes' first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, this picture book includes select poems paired with vibrant artwork by more than twenty talented Black illustrators, including award-winners Oge Mora, Frank Morrison, Janelle Washington, and more!

Brought to new life by lively illustrations on every page, Melodies of The Weary Blues introduces Langston Hughes’ intimate reflections on the Black experience in America to young readers in a fresh and approachable way. Featuring poems like “Dream Variation,” “Winter Moon,” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”, Hughes’ still resonant words shine like never before for readers everywhere. 

Includes an introduction by the editor, Shamar Knight-Justice, Langston Hughes’ biography and timeline of life, and biographies of all the contributors. 

More by Langston Hughes

Revolutionary Authors

The Mule-Bone

Poetry

The Ways of White Folks

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes

The Mule-Bone

Anthology of African American Literature

Not Without Laughter

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

The Weary Blues

Not Without Laughter

Tambourines to Glory

The Weary Blues

I Wonder as I Wander

Father and Son

Not Without Laughter

The Weary Blues

Langston Hughes: Short Stories

The Big Sea

The Panther and the Lash

The Best of Simple

Not Without Laughter: A Novel

The Weary Blues

Remember Me to Harlem

Selected Letters of Langston Hughes

70+ Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays

Simple's Uncle Sam

PEN America 3: Tribes

That Is My Dream!

Not Without Laughter

The Return of Simple

The Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays. Illustrated

Not Without Laughter

Not Without Laughter

Not Without Laughter

The Mule-Bone

The Great Poems by African American Writers

Letters from Langston

The Classic Collection of Langston Hughes. Poetry collections, Novels, Major plays. 9 books. Illustrated

The Big Sea

Melodies of The Weary Blues

Gather Up Yo' Fine Clothes

The Weary Blues

The Weary Blues

Not Without Laughter

The Mule-Bone

Fine Clothes to the Jew

Where the Jazz Band Plays - The Weary Blues - Poetry by Langston Hughes

The Mule-Bone

The Big Sea - une autobiographie

Related Articles