Gwendolyn Brooks and Working Writers, Volume 108Jacqueline K. Bryant Seventeen writers, educators, and close friends of the late poet contribute their praise through this collection of brief anecdotes from actual encounters with Gwendolyn Brooks. The contributors relate the poet's influences on their art, their lives, and the world; expressing their indebtedness for the revolutionary language of her poems, her universal maternity, and her outstanding kindness. Some of Brook's most influential poems are included such that this tribute keeps her words and wisdom alive. |
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PART | 2 |
FOR GWENDOLYN | 10 |
HOMAGE TO GWENDOLYN BROOKS OUR PRIDE AND | 23 |
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