Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.Title“MIDNIGHT RUFFLES OF CAT-GUT LACE”: THE BOOGIE POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES.AuthorsTracy, Steven C.AbstractAnalyzes the influence of the blues traditions on the poetry of Langston Hughes. Characteristics of the poetic style, patterns, and techniques of Hughes in his boogie poems; Presence of boogie-woogie rhythm in the poems; Description of the poems.SubjectsTHEMES in poetry; HUGHES, Langston, 1902-1967; BLUES music in literature; AFRICAN American music; AFRICAN American poets; BOOGIE woogie musicPublicationCLA Journal, 1988, Vol 32, Issue 1, p55ISSN0007-8549Publication typeArticle