
Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes: Poets of American Aspiration in White and Black
Live-streamedWalt Whitman and Langston Hughes are two of America’s most inspirational poets, one white, the other Black. Whitman’s 19th century poetry depicted a new nation, increasingly urban, increasingly diverse, and with unlimited prospects. Yet, he also noted the challenges in preserving a democratic form of government. Hughes, writing in the 20th century, also acknowledged the […]