A Life of Gwendolyn Brooks [electronic resource] / George E. Kent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, George E., 1920-1982.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American poets--Biography.

African American poets.

Poets, American--20th century--Biography.

Poets, American.

Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000.

Brooks, Gwendolyn.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first full-scale biography of Gwendolyn Brooks, one of America's major poets. George E. Kent, a longtime friend and literary associate of the poet in Chicago, was given exclusive access to Brooks' early notebooks, which she kept from the age of seven. Kent also interviewed Brooks, her mother, and other family members in Chicago and elsewhere. He scoured records and correspondence with her publishers, editors, and agent. He participated in the poet's literary enterprises and in her wide circle of literary and family friends. The study reveals intimate acquaintance with the Harlem Re

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1. Beginnings; 2. Into the Morrow; 3. Struggles, Triumphs; 4. Bright Waters; 5. A Complicated Universe; 6. Reachings; 7. Foreshadowings; 8. Changes; 9. Recognized in Her Country; 10. Brave New World; Afterword; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [273]-274.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-0827-6

0-8131-4873-1

OCLC:

933515850