The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories
He was perhaps the most original of African American poets 
and, in the... [DOC] [TLE] Langston Hughes - Wikipedia [PAR] James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902  May 22, 1967) was an 
American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, 
Missouri.