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Love to Langston ~ Tony Medina

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Love to Langston

Written by Tony Medina
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Love to Langston is a tribute to poet, Langston Hughes. It is a biography of poems written by Tony Medina that capture glimpses into the life of Langston Hughes based on Hughes’ own poetry and Medina’s own imagination of what Hughes’ life was like. Read more >>

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Originally posted on September 26, 2010.

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