Name/TitlePoetry Is Siren
About this objectSlim paperback publication titled 'poetry is siren', containing writing by Gwendolyn Brooks from 1945 to 1993, as follows:
- The ballad of chocolate Mabbie
- We Real Cool
- The Blackstone Rangers
- The Second Sermon on the Warpland
- A Lovely Love
The title is taken from an interview with Gwendolyn by Alex Nguye, in which she stated: "Prose is survey. Poetry is siren."
MakerBrooks, Gwendolyn
Maker RoleAuthor
Date Madec.1990s
Period1940s-1990s
Place MadeUSA
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 135 x W: 180 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordspoetry & verse
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women writers
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolyn_Brooks:
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Throughout her prolific writing career, Brooks received many more honors. A lifelong resident of Chicago, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, a position she held until her death 32 years later. She was also named the U.S. Poet Laureate for the 1985–86 term. In 1976, she became the first African American woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters [continues].
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2024-32-6
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved