Many famous people began their writing and gained recognition during that time. ... Many of his poems are children's poems. ... He did not only write poetry, but that is what made him famous. ... This is a positive poem. ... In his poem "I, Too sing America" one of his most powerful and best-known poems, Hughes talked about the racial issues in America. ...
Six months after his first poem appeared in the juvenile organ of the NAACP, he placed "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in its official journal the Crisis. ... The few poems that he published at this time were frequently a reflection of his travels. ... "The Weary Blues" was Hughes first and maybe most famous piece which benefited form his use of the blues and spirituals. ... The best poems in The Weary Blues group themselves around the themes of pride and protest. ... The poems of pride, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "My People," "I, Too," and "Mother to Son," are as moving today as when ...
