Blacks

Here is a necessary collection of poetry for admirers of words and treasurers of literary beauty. Spanning more than 30 years, this collection of literary masterpieces by the venerable Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks, arguably Illinois' most beloved Poet Laureate and Chicago's elder black literary stateswoman, Blacks includes all of Ms. Brooks' critically acclaimed writings. Within its covers is the groundbreaking Annie Allen, which earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. There is also the sweepingly beautiful and finely crafted A Street in Bronzeville, a highly anticipated and lauded poetic treasure that spoke volumes for this great poet's love of black people, Chicago's Black community, and even the community of the world. Blacks includes a special treat, Maud Martha, Brooks' only novel.

Author: Gwendolyn Brooks
Publisher: Third World Press
Published: 01/01/1994
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780883781050
ISBN10: 0883781050
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Literary Criticism | American | African American & Black

About the Author
Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize (1950). She was also the poetry consultant for the Library of Congress and the Poet Laureate of Illinois.