One of 21video poems in Four Seasons Productions upcoming Moving Poetry Series – Three innovative new films – RANT * RAVE * RIFF. The Weary Blues was written by Langston Hughes in 1923 and recited in our film by author and Harvard Professor Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan. To learn more about this provocative new series, how to purchase directly from our online store or on Amazon.com and for the full transcripts of our films poems, visit our website at www.4spFilm.com. MUST be experienced in full sound on a big screen.
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absolutely fantastic :) I’m not a big fan of poetry, I prefer prose, but this really made me shiver….
wow.. just wow :O so much soul
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He is fantastic! The music makes it sound even better! It sounds so good, the words in the tune of the music!
Transported!!
Thanks!
Beautifully read. Not all great poets read well. And very nicely put together. thanks for posting this.
this is phenomenal.
I agree..it would be phenomenal…I can see Angela Bassett playing Maya Angelou
I’d love to recite a Hughes poem in your? movie, and be a part of it any way possible! I’m reaching out…By the time you respond, I’ll have a soundbit ready to email you. We can go from there if you’re cool with it. His lyrics are timeless, telling, and real.
I wish someone would make a biopic of Langston Hughes and the whole Harlem Renaissance era.
What a fascinating time…
you are so lucky to have this guy! black men-women! great !!!
I’m trying to find this song but this EXACT version! Just listening that piano play so softly, and closing my eyes, got me so relaxed. I love this poem and all of Langston Hughes work!
@leavitttrumpet The song in the background at the beginning is St James’ Infirmary Blues and the Poem being read is “Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes
@chocolytesprynkles YES YES TOUCHE
it’s “weary blues”, i read it in my Interpreting Literature class.
I think that song is “St. James Infirmary not Weary Blues.
One of the greats from the Harlem Renaissance !
Thank You sweetie!
You know who you are!
…um well you misspelled ‘themselves’, you wrote ‘theirselves’. common mistake ;D
No, I’m the motherfuckin hypocrisy police. That dude was complaining about the way culture is going, and that people dont bother “educating” theirselves. And then he goes and mispells change.
who are you? … the typo police??
Yeah, good point.
I read a quote yesterday by Ezra Pound where he said that in the Guild days, the master painters taught the young painters by having them copy masterworks until they were ready to move on.
Also, I like the use of Cab Calloway– even though he’s flashier than the character of Weary Blues, he had that certain sadness underneath it all.
Anyway, congrats on this fabulous work. I’m going to check the website.
I wasn’t familiar with Carl Sandburg until putting together this series of shorts and felt convinced he also must have been a strong influence on Kerouac. One of the short poems posted called “Skyscrapers” sounds like it could have been written by him. They also had some similar experiences and interests. All great jazz musicians learn the licks of the greats before them and then make them their own. Seems very similar with poetry – especially Kerouac who was also heavily influenced by jazz.
oh, wow. this is absolutely fantastic. can’t say enough. perfect combo of music, voice, words, and images.
i’ve always known langston hughes only a little and liked his work, but suddenly jack kerouac seems far less original. i mean, the influence (which i suppose he openly acknowledged) is huge.
Why waste time educating yourself? It looks like you dont waste much time doing that. “this country needs to chagne”
why read when you’ve got Madonna, Bill o Reilly, and House of Payne? Why waste time educating yourself?
Boy this country needs to chagne