This year, a new cultural and park complex of the capital was opened in a solemn atmosphere in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the classic of Turkmen literature Makhtumkuli Fragi and in his honor in the foothills of Kopetdag.
It is symbolic that this large-scale object, in addition to the majestic monument of Makhtumkuli, includes an alley of famous poets and thinkers of various countries and eras, which emphasizes its importance in the context of friendship of peoples and unity of the cultural heritage of mankind.
There are 24 monuments to world-famous writers and poets from around the world on the territory of the park complex.
The editorial board of the Golden Age considered it right, if possible, to acquaint the reader, especially children and youth, with the life and work of outstanding personalities whose monuments adorn Makhtumkuli Alley. This is also important because some of the geniuses represented here are during their time, they visited Turkmenistan. "GA", publishing information about them, does not pretend in any way to the completeness of coverage of materials about a particular person, especially since not much information has been preserved about many of them after a long period of time.
Our short story today is about one of the most famous poets, novelists and playwrights of the USA Langston Hughes.
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in 1901 in the town Joplin, State Missouri USA. Hughes is an American poet, novelist, playwright and columnist. He is known as one of the presenters and influential writers of the cultural "Harlem Renaissance" and the discoverer of "jazz poetry". Langston Hughes spent his childhood years in the town Lawrence is on staff Kansas. Due to the instability in those years, his childhood was not happy, but even then Langston began to form as poet. Hughes later resided in Lincoln. At school, Langston was elected poet in his class. During his studies, Langston worked for the school newspaper and was the editor of the yearbook and even then began writing his first poems, short stories and plays.
His first poem in the direction of jazz poetry is "When Sue Wears Red" ("When Sue dresses in red") It was written when he was a schoolboy. It was at a time when Langston became interested in reading books. Later, he studied at Columbia University, where he received good grades, but was forced to He left the institution in 1922. Subsequently, he returned to writing poetry.
For a long time, Hughes did not have a permanent job. In 1923, he joined the crew on board the steamer Malone, on which he spent six months traveling from West Africa to Europe. In November 1924, Hughes returned to his homeland and settled with his mother in Washington. Hughes received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford. A year later, his first novel was published, for which he received a special award.
In 1932-1933, as part of a delegation, Hughes went to Turkestan, where he was able to travel freely, becoming the first American with a camera in the Central Asian republics. While in Turkmenistan, he wrote in his works about the hospitality of the Turkmen people and its ancient history. Hughes' article on agricultural traditions and rural life of the Turkmen people was well received by readers. He visited Ashgabat and ancient Merv. Hughes wrote a poem about the Karakum Desert. Langston Hughes died in 1967. Today it is impossible to know how many poems Langston has in total Hughes wrote during his lifetime, as some of his poems may not have been included in his literary works or published poetry collections. Nevertheless, Hughes left an extremely rich legacy in a variety of genres: poetry, novel, autobiographical prose, short stories, plays.
During his lifetime, Langston Hughes received many awards, including several scholarships and honorary degrees.
