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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.

«In den Händen einer der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Schriftstellerinnen erhebt sich das Alltägliche zu einem hinreißenden Porträt einer Schwarzen Frau.» Claudia Rankine Die sensationelle Entdeckung aus der US-Moderne, erstmals auf Deutsch!Maud Martha Brown wächst in den 1940ern in der South Side von Chicago auf. Inmitten von verfallenen Kneipen und überwucherten Gärten träumt sie von New York, von der großen Liebe, von einer heiteren Zuku...

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This forgotten novel by the Pulitzer-winning poet is a miniature wonder, chronicling one woman's coming-of-age in 1940s Chicago. What, what, am I to do with all of this life? Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s Chicago.

Brooks writes about Africa and the African Americans.

A 40 Day journey of inspirational readings from a scriptural view, and personal experience. In the Holy Scriptures we find the answer to any problem we may experience on this journey called life.

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.

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.

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.

In 1956, Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks created a collection of poems that celebrated the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood. She reminded us that whether we live in the Bronzeville section of Chicago or any other neighborhood, childhood is universal in its richness of emotions and experiences. And now a brand-new generation of readers will savor Ms. Brooks's poems in this stunning reillustrated edition that features vi...

In 1956, Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks created a collection of poems that celebrated the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood. She reminded us that whether we live in the Bronzeville section of Chicago or any other neighborhood, childhood is universal in its richness of emotions and experiences. And now a brand-new generation of readers will savor Ms. Brooks's poems in this stunning reillustrated edition that features vi...

Life is for us, and is shining. We have a right to sing.Pulitzer Prize—winning poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks speaks to all children of the world in this moving and life-affirming poem about acceptance and opportunity. In this story of our shared humanity, Gwendolyn Brooks honors the beauty of our world and the many different people in it.Accompanied by vibrant and stunning artwork from Coretta Scott King Award—winning illustrator Jan Spivey G...

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.

Call blacks to work together toward their own REAL emancipation.

Report From Part Two is the second installment in the autobiography of Gwendolyn Brooks. In it, Brooks shares with her extended literary family her own family's gifts of words and wisdom. Report From Part Two, much like its companion volume Report From Part One, provides insightful, frank, and honest commentary on life, poetics and politics. In Report From Part Two, Brooks offers thoughts on the making of poetry and thoughts on contemporary po...

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.

A group of poems dedicated to Winnie Mandela.

The final section is based upon a well known building located in the Black ghetto of Chicago's south side.

A short statement about the need for Black self-awareness.