Poetry and the World of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes enchanted the world as he threw the truth of the pain that the Negro society had endured into most of his works. He attempted to make it clear that society in America was still undeniably racist. For example, Conrad Kent Rivers declared, “Oh if muse would let me travel through Harlem with you as the guide, I too, could sing of black America” (Rampersad 297). From his creativity and passion for the subject matter, he has been described as one of the most penetrating and captivating writers in the history of humankind. He also was described as “quite possibly the most grossly