Comparing famous poets?

i have to do a 5 paragraph essay about two famous poets one of them is Langston Hughes but who do i compare him too. he has to be compared to a person who writes in the same year or around the year he started writing or ended writing.i have to choose one poem from Langston Hughes and compare the poem to something the other poet has written. plz and thnx 10 points to the best answer!!!!!1