I highly recommend Langston Hughes, one of the best writers to come out of the Harlem Renaissance. One of the reasons why Langston is such a good writer is the simplicity of his poetry. I'm new to poetry but it can be hard to understand at times. Langston Hughes doesn't need to be pretentious to make his poetry great. He's to the point but it doesn't feel like he's dumbing things down either. His poetry is mostly about racism, and it can be quite powerful. The only other poet I can say that was almost as good as him in this genre is Jean Toomer.
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