James Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin Missouri to an abolitionist family. His farther was the first black man elected to public office in 1885. Langston attended high school in Ohio, where he began to write poetry in the eighth grade. He was elected class poet. His farther did not think that Hughes could make a living writing poetry and urged him to peruse a different career. He's farther paid for Langston to attend …showed first 75 words of 1252 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1252 total…that you don't have to conform to the conventional type of poetry. Langston Hughes changed the way readers of his poem thought about themselves. He used a variety of mediums to express himself. He was a poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, journalist, and Lyricist. He is an intelligent man who dedicated his life to reaching his full potential. Hughes is not only a great written but also according to Fisher's Theory a great storyteller as well.