Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brookswas an American poet and teacher. She was the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer when she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950, for her second collection, Annie Allen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 June 1917
CityTopeka, KS
CountryUnited States of America
children abortion remember
Abortions will not let you forget. You remember the children you got that you did not get.
god lonely loneliness
I think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No.
language wonder achieve
Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.
white racism black
I know that the Black emphasis must be not against white but FOR Black.
facts goodness facts-of-life
Goodness begins simply with the fact of life itself.
passion live-in-the-moment littles
Exhaust the little moment / Soon it dies.
happiness fear shade
And if sun comes / How shall we greet him? / Shall we not dread him, / Shall we not fear him / After so lengthy a / Session with shade?
life poetry poetry-is
Poetry is life distilled.
army men two
Words can do wonderful things. They pound, purr. They can urge, they can wheedle, whip, whine. They can sing, sass, singe. They can churn, check, channelize. They can be a "Hup two three four." They can forge a fiery army of a hundred languid men.
words-of-wisdom african-american be-careful
Be careful what you swallow. Chew!
writing challenges goes-on
I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge.
art hurt home
Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.
writing people looks
I've always thought of myself as a reporter. When people ask why I don't stop writing, I say, `Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about.’ With all that's going on, how could I stop?
cat people reason
One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.