Poetry Books by Gwendolyn Brooks
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Published Date: 1969
Categories: Poetry
Riot is a poem in three parts, only one part of which has appeared in print before. It arises from the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 -- Back cover.
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Published Date: 1991
Categories: Poetry
Brooks talks to her Black sisters and writes a short statement about the need for Black self-awareness.
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Published Date: 1981
Categories: Literary Criticism
Call blacks to work together toward their own REAL emancipation.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published Date: 2017-05-30
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
From Gwendolyn Brooks, U.S. Poet Laureate and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize, and Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist comes We Are Shining. Marking the 100th birthday of Gwendolyn Brooks, this powerful picture book is a celebration of the diversity of our world. This life-affirming poem is now illustrated for the very first time, with stunning, vibrant images. A story of our shared humanity, Gwendolyn Brooks honors the beauty of our world and the many different people in it. Brooks speaks to all children of the world in this moving poem about acceptance, stressing that every child should have the opportunity for a shining future and offering hope for a better tomorrow.
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Published Date: 1993
Categories: Fiction
The only novel published by esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Initially entitled ""American Family Brown"" the work would eventually come to symbolize some of Brooks' most provocative writing.
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Published Date: 2017
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience is a 360 look at a beloved poet Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black person to ever win the Pulitzer Prize.
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Published Date: 1996
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Musings and notes about the life, the family, and travels of Gwendolyn Brooks that is a reprise of a prior book, ""Report from Part One,"" published by Broadside Press in 1972. Brooks was the Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress from 1985 to 1986. This volume includes her introductions of visiting writers during that period.
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Published Date: 2015-03-20
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A collection of illustrated poems that reflects the experiences and feelings of African American children living in big cities.
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published Date: 1956
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
A collection of poems for and about children depicting life in big cities
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published Date: 2006-07-03
Categories: Poetry
The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, showcases an esteemed artist's technical mastery, her warm humanity, and her compassionate and illuminating response to a complex world.
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Published Date: 1980
Categories: Children's poetry
Offers young poets advice concerning subject matter, style, language, and other topics.
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Published Date: 2003-01-01
Categories: Poetry
Presents a collection of poems that provide monologues of a variety of voices, including urban children, Winnie Mandela, and Alabama civil rights workers.
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Published Date: 1987
Categories: Literary Criticism
Presents a collection of the author's poetry and prose.
Publisher: Broadside Pr
Published Date: 1990
Categories: Literary Criticism
A little boy reflects on the difference between being lonely and being alone
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Published Date: 1991
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
A group of poems dedicated to Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela who was the first indigenous leader to hold the office of President of the Republic of South Africa.
Publisher: Broadside Pr
Published Date: 1975
Categories: Poetry
The distinguished American poet limns the importance and human immediacy of black deaths, endeavors, desires, goals and perceptions in twelve freeverse lyrics
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published Date: 1971
Categories: Poetry
The five major works of the American poet reveal the black experience in the U.S
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published Date: 1968
Categories: Poetry
Contains a long narrative poem reflecting life in Chicago's Negro ghetto and 9 shorter poems based on contemporary figures and events
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published Date: 2003
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
A collection of interviews which help chronicle the life and career of African-American author Gwendolyn Brooks.
