A rare and exceptional recording of Langston Hughes reading his own poetry, as well as his own commentary and reflections, on CD for the first time Collection includes: One Way Ticket - The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Puzzled - Trumpet Player - Ballad of the Gypsy - Kid Sleepy - Southern Mammy Songs - Migrant - Mama and Daughter - Sylvester's Dying Bed - Intern at Provident Hospital - Merry-Go-Round - Ku Klux Klan - The South - Mulatto - Out of Work - The Explanation of Our Times - Dinner Guest: Me - Cultural Exchange - Along with commentary and reflections from the author