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• Kansas girl Gwendolyn Brooks broke ground as black poet - Kansas.com (2013/05/20 04:20)

  Kansas girl Gwendolyn Brooks broke ground as black poetKansas.comAmerican writer Gwendolyn Brooks, of Chicago, Ill., poses with her first book of poems titled "A Street in Bronzeville," 1945, in this undated photo at an unknown location. Brooks was awarded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for poetry for "Annie Allen," 1949 ...
• Charles Henry Rowell Is 'Prepared to Do Battle' Using Poetry - PBS NewsHour (blog) (2013/05/13 13:58)

  PBS NewsHour (blog)Charles Henry Rowell Is 'Prepared to Do Battle' Using PoetryPBS NewsHour (blog)PBS.ORG / VIDEO / TV SCHEDULE / PROGRAMS / DONATE / SHOP / KIDS / PARENTS / TEACHERS / Make a Comment | Read Comments 7 | Email | + Del.icio.us | + Facebook | + Digg / DISQUS seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload? / Copyright ...and more »
• Local businessman honored with honorary doctorate from Culver-Stockton College - ReadMedia (press release) (2013/05/13 08:07)

  Local businessman honored with honorary doctorate from Culver-Stockton CollegeReadMedia (press release)Others to have been recognized by Culver-Stockton with honorary degrees include radio journalist Paul Harvey, philanthropist Gladys Crown, poet Gwendolyn Brooks, former Culver-Stockton president Robert W. Brown and local businessman Don Gnuse.and more »
• Connie Martinson Talks Books - The Beverly Hills Courier (2013/05/10 15:02)

  Connie Martinson Talks BooksThe Beverly Hills CourierDefending the building was poet Gwendolyn Brooks,another character in the Chicago story. Black Chicago was divided into the “old settlers” who had been raised in Chicago or the north and had jobs as janitors and respected the advice of the columnist ...
• The village in the park - Amsterdam News (2013/05/06 12:45)

  The village in the parkAmsterdam NewsMay 1, 1950: Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first Black to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry. May 2, 1920: The first game of the National Negro Baseball League is played in Indianapolis. May 5, 1969: Moneta Sleet becomes the first Black photographer to win ...
• Professor releases book, says poetry doesn't need deeper meaning - The Scribe (2013/05/05 21:34)

  Professor releases book, says poetry doesn't need deeper meaningThe ScribeAlvarado said that it would be easier to say what doesn't inspire her in her poetry because most things do. “…except Powers Boulevard. I'm not very fond of it,” she said. In high school, Alvarado fell in love with Gwendolyn Brooks, E.E. Cummings ...
• Questions about the questions on new Common Core tests - Washington Post (blog) (2013/05/03 11:31)

  Questions about the questions on new Common Core testsWashington Post (blog)Students are asked to read a poem titled “Aloneness,” by Gwendolyn Brooks, and answer questions related to it. One question deals with these lines: “You make presents to yourself, Presents of clouds and sunshine”. Q) The poet's reference to 'presents ...and more »
• With fifth-grade test now revealed, New York's tougher new reading exams set ... - New York Daily News (2013/05/02 18:30)

  New York Daily NewsWith fifth-grade test now revealed, New York's tougher new reading exams set ...New York Daily NewsFrom the poem “Aloneness” by Gwendolyn Brooks: “And your brain stops its wrinkles. And is peaceful as a windless pond.” What does the poet most likely mean in these lines? l You stop worrying l You feel less lonely l You feel tired and want to rest l ...
• This Day in Black History: May 1, 1901 - BET (2013/05/01 05:16)

  BETThis Day in Black History: May 1, 1901BETHe then taught at Lincoln University and Fisk University before settling at Howard University in 1929. Brown taught at Howard for 40 years, during which he taught poets Amiri Baraka and Gwendolyn Brooks. In 1932, Brown published his first book of ...
• Jazz Poetry Appreciation Month: Gwendolyn Brooks, 'We Real Cool' - Classicalite (2013/04/29 12:21)

  Jazz Poetry Appreciation Month: Gwendolyn Brooks, 'We Real Cool'ClassicaliteSure, April is Jazz Appreciation Month, but it's National Poetry Month, too. So, to celebrate BOTH words and music, Classicalite's featuring that verse which has made jazz AND poetry what they are today. The crescendo will continue on through April ...and more »
• Through Art And Industry, Chicago Shaped America - NPR (2013/04/27 02:05)

  NPRThrough Art And Industry, Chicago Shaped AmericaNPROn poet Gwendolyn Brooks and how she recorded Chicago's vibrancy. "She's a really interesting case because she also overlaps with Mies in a very particular way: She, as a young woman, worked in this huge apartment building on, I want to say, 31st ...and more »
• 'The Third Coast': Chicago's chapters in the book of American culture - The Seattle Times (2013/04/26 05:10)

  'The Third Coast': Chicago's chapters in the book of American cultureThe Seattle TimesHe celebrates Gwendolyn Brooks, the poet, while condemning the Great Books, an educational movement co-founded by University of Chicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins, an intellectual poseur and (in this writer's opinion) a genuine ass. The book ...

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