@idiocracy23.bsky.socialSometimes I also start at the bottom of my to-do list (tomorrow's bread)
#comedy #jokes #funny #humor #politics #news #memes #DailyShow #MichaelKosta #Trump #Kimmel #LangstonHughes #poetry #daylightsavingtime #polls #jobapproval #selfesteem #TruthSocial
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialThank you to everyone who came out to Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville last night for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Conversations like that one are exactly why I love doing these events.
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialThank you to everyone who came out to City Lights Bookstore in Sylva yesterday for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
I'm grateful for every person who showed up and for the time to talk about this book. It was a good room to be in.
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialHad a great time at "ReVIEWING Black Mountain College" in Asheville, sharing Langston Hughes's unknown 1949 visit. Still in town tonight: Malaprop's Bookstore, 7-8 PM, talking about Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Link in comments to RSVP.
@rockstarballet.bsky.socialDreams
By Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
#dreams #dreamy #flower #fineartphotography #langstonhughes #macro #photography #nikon
@aspartscollective.bsky.socialTONIGHT! 🎺 #PoetryElectric | Jazzetry 2.0 - Horn & Hughes | Judy Tate & Steven Bernstein
📍La MaMa: 74 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
⏰ Oct. 5 — 7:30pm
🎟️: lamama.org/poetry-elect...
Join us for an evening of musical and vocal artistry with the poems of the renowned wordsmith, #LangstonHughes.
@iakhan13.bsky.social📚💙 ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ by W. Jason Miller: The forgotten story behind Nina Simone and Langston Hughes’ collaboration💕📚💕 #booksky #history #LangstonHughes #NinaSimone #bookreviews #bookrecs #booklovers #tbr
theconversationus.substack.com/p/the-forgot...
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialI'm Heading to Asheville this week. I'll be at Malaprop's Bookstore on Monday, October 5, from 7 to 8 PM talking about "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Would love to see you there. Link in bio to RSVP.
#DontLetMeBeMisunderstood #Asheville #NinaSimone #LangstonHughes
@dustcircle.bsky.social#NinaSimone, #LangstonHughes and their forgotten creative #collaboration
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialI'll be at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC on Sunday, October 4 at 1 PM, presenting "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and the Birth of Black Power."
Would love to see you there. Link in bio for details.
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialHeading to Asheville for the "ReVIEWING Black Mountain College" conference, Oct 2-4. I'll be presenting on Langston Hughes's unknown 1949 visit to Black Mountain College. A story that never quite made it into the record.
#DontLetMeBeMisunderstood #LangstonHughes
@carmellapoetry.bsky.socialI TOO.
Langston Hughes.
The Weary Blues.
1926
#LangstonHughes
@aspartscollective.bsky.social🎭 Poetry Electric | Jazzetry 2.0 – Horn & Hughes
📍74 E 4th St
⏰ Oct 5 – 7:30pm
A blend of music & voice with the poems of #LangstonHughes. Ft. internationally acclaimed horn player, Steven Bernstein & Emmy Award-winning writer, actor, director, Judy Tate (ASP). 🎟️: lamama.org/poetry-elect...
@wjasonmiller.bsky.socialHad such a great time recording a conversation with Leoneda Inge at WUNC Radio, and it's coming out September 29, the same day "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" hits shelves!
I cannot wait for you all to hear it. Stay tuned for more details!
@lahistory.bsky.socialSo glad I was able to see the exhibit “A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West” yesterday at the California African American Museum! Today is the last day of the exhibit. caamuseum.org/exhibitions/... #LangstonHughes #MuseumSky
@terrylkennedy.bsky.socialFor Labor Day, Langston Hughes’s “My People” offers a brief, luminous reminder that any celebration of work begins with honoring people themselves.
Read it at Poets.org: buff.ly/8HB50ga
@tindizzy.bsky.social