Through an in-depth research project, “Rhythm, Accent, Mood: The Jazz-Poetic Experiments of Jayne Cortez and Langston Hughes,” she is examining the works of two influential poets from the Harlem ...

Heck, he practically invented jazz poetry, a form focused on rhythm, and his work remains a staple of the art form to this ...

Winning an award named for “Black Poet Laureate” Langston Hughes has been especially ... who prizes rhythm in her stories above all else, Hughes’ jazz- and blues-inspired lines strike ...