Gwendolyn Brooks
American poet who was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950). Her poetry from A Street in Bronzeville through the later political work of Riot chronicles Black urban life with precision and compassion.
Works
- Maud MarthaNovella of an ordinary black woman's inner life and search for identity in Chicago
- A Street in BronzevilleCollection of poems exploring black life, violence, and resilience in urban America
- Annie AllenPoetry collection following a young black woman's journey toward selfhood and maturity
- The Bean EatersCollection of poems celebrating ordinary people and mundane moments in black American life
- In the MeccaEpic poem about life in a Harlem tenement building and its diverse inhabitants
- BlacksComprehensive collection of all poems by the major voice of African-American literature