One does not read a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks with hopes that it will grant him a career in engineering; he does… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
I was reading Emily Dickinson and Edwin Arlington Robinson, but these weren't the poets that influenced me. I think Gwendolyn Brooks influenced… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“breath, life after seven decades plus three years is a lot of breathing. seventy three years on this earth is a lot… — Haki R. Madhubuti Copy Share Image
I was reading Carl Sandburg and Gwendolyn Brooks, and I'm still very, very deeply moved by Gwendolyn Brooks's life and her work. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Do you think that Gwendolyn Brooks would give an award to someone who hated Black women, the lie that was circulated throughout… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
When I started writing poetry, it was always in very hip-hop influenced spaces: Someone would teach a Nas song side-by-side with a… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the… — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
Each poet probably has his or her own cupboard of magnets. For some, it is cars; for others, works of art, or… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
