Gwendolyn Brooks

Poems (23)

Gwendolyn Brooks

A profile of Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, whose poems dealt with themes of everyday African American life.

Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes

From your About Guide to Women's History, a few selected quotations from the African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Biography and Bibliography

A very brief biography and a bibliography of a few books.

Brooks Book Jackets

Images of several book jackets of collections of poems by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Double Consciousness, Modernism, and Womanist Themes ...

... in Gwendolyn Brooks' "The Anniad." An essay by A. Yemisi Jimoh from a 1998 issue of the journal Melus.

Gwendolyn Brooks' Life and Career

A biographical essay by Kenny Jackson Williams. "She has taught audiences that poetry is not some formal activity closed to all but the most perceptive. Rather, it is an art form within the reach and understanding of everbody --including the lowliest among us."

Gwendolyn Brooks - The Academy of American Poets

A brief biography of Brooks, plus links to the text of five poems: "The Bean Eaters," "The Lovers of the Poor," "The Mother," "the sonnet-ballad," and "We Real Cool."

PAL: Gwendolyn Brooks

From Paul Reuben, a full bibliography of Brooks' writings and writings about her life and work.

The Women of the Hall - Gwendolyn Brooks

A brief biography honoring Gwendolyn Brooks' entry into the National Women's Hall of Fame.