Three Poets of the Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Countee Cullen

James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902–1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is the author of more than sixty books. He is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.

Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880–1966) was one of the earliest female African-American playwrights, a poet, and an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. She hosted weekly salons for fellow writers and friends including, most notably, Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, among other major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance.

Countee Cullen (1903–1946) was an American poet, novelist, children’s writer, and playwright particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen published five volumes of poetry, two children’s books, and a Broadway musical.

Robin Miles is a Golden Voice, Audiofile Magazine's top 30 voices in the U.S., whose numerous performing & directing awards include Audies, Earphones, and several 'Best of the Year' designations. She has narrated over 200 audiobooks, including best sellers, Cleopatra: A Life and The Warmth of Other Suns, in addition to museum installations and documentary films. She handles archaic historical fiction, SciFi/Fantasy, Romance, and poetry with equal agility and you will find her memorable work in almost all genres. Additional credits include Broadway's The Violet Hour, many Shakespeare and classic stage plays, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and National Geographic's Tales from the Wild. She is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and The Yale School of Drama (M.F.A.), and owns Voxpertise, Inc., a VO production company and voice training company in NYC.

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles–based actor, Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator, and voice artist with over a hundred film and television credits. Most kids will recognize him from the three seasons he spent on Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP. He works regularly as a commercial and animation voice-over artist and has voiced a wide variety of audiobooks. He is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company and an Independent Filmmaker Project Award winner for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.