Report from Part TwoMusings 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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... feel whole , could THINK we felt whole . in the sweet lulling dark of the theatre , we could feel we were part of The Great Life , could MOVE : had a CHANCE . Secretly , we were ashamed of Those --- Black Folks up there : we felt their ...
... feel whole , could THINK we felt whole . in the sweet lulling dark of the theatre , we could feel we were part of The Great Life , could MOVE : had a CHANCE . Secretly , we were ashamed of Those --- Black Folks up there : we felt their ...
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... feel that you've got a nervous little worm in ' possession ' - a bright , twisty , unexpectedly wise little worm ; and meeting her personally , you feel exactly that ! It is on this occasion that Bella carts some of us off , post ...
... feel that you've got a nervous little worm in ' possession ' - a bright , twisty , unexpectedly wise little worm ; and meeting her personally , you feel exactly that ! It is on this occasion that Bella carts some of us off , post ...
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... feel American ? " " Oh , yes ! " I answer . " Yes . " ยท On Being An American : In America you feel a little or a lot disoriented , so far as " being Black - and - being - an- American " goes ! In the last few decades many citizens have ...
... feel American ? " " Oh , yes ! " I answer . " Yes . " ยท On Being An American : In America you feel a little or a lot disoriented , so far as " being Black - and - being - an- American " goes ! In the last few decades many citizens have ...
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