Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
California African American Museum (CAAM), Los Angeles
One of the world’s most famous Black poets, Langston Hughes is often associated with the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance in New York. But starting in the 1930s, though the upheavals of the Great Depression, World War II, and McCarthyism in America, Hughes spent significant time in the West where he maintained deep connections and produced important work, including lectures, film scripts, plays, and his first book of short stories. Join poets Pam Ward, Luis Rodriguez, and Lynne Thompson as they share original works inspired by *A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West*.