Gwendolyn Brooks

7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000 / Topeka, Kansas

Popular Poems

Tommy
Riot
The Bean Eaters
Truth
The Sonnet-Ballad
A Sunset Of The City
The Lovers Of The Poor
The Mother
A Bronzeville Mother Loiters In Mississippi. Meanwhile, A Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon
The Independent Man
The Children Of The Poor
Boy Breaking Glass
One Wants A Teller In A Time Like This
My Dreams, My Works, Must Wait Till After Hell