Poet of the Jazz Age . . . Langston Hughes

Poet of the Jazz Age . . . Langston Hughes

If you’re in Great Barrington on a mild day, you might take Church Street down to the Housatonic River and visit the tribute to W.E. B. DuBois, the celebrated author and activist who was born on the neighboring hillside. A recent site celebration was called “I’ve Known Rivers.” a quote from a poem by Langston Hughes that was first published by DuBois. I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human bloo…