Dr. Sheila Beasley checked in with the New Pittsburgh Courier to let the readers know that on Saturday, Feb. 22, the Langston Hughes Poetry Society Pittsburgh reunited, after six years, to celebrate the legacy of Langston Hughes at August Wilson House.
Guests enjoyed dramatizations of Langston’s poems, historical contexts, singing and music in the spirit of the home of August Wilson. Perfectly befitting for the Langston Hughes Poetry Society to present poetry there as Mr. Wilson’s first creative identity was that of a poet.
The Langston Hughes Poetry Society Pittsburgh is an inclusive arts collective of poets, authors and performers committed to the remembrance of Hughes’ legacy and other literary artists who have contributed to the African American experience in America. Langston Hughes Poetry Society Pittsburgh is comprised of Lewis Colyar, Dr. Johnathan White, Michael R. Williams, Edward Murray, Dr. Sheila Beasley and Dr. Ervin Dyer for scholar contributions. Dr. Dyer is also the board President of August Wilson House. Poet and actor, Thembisile Gxuluwe, joined the program to share poetry commemorating Langston Hughes.
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