A life of Gwendolyn Brooks /George E. Kent.

By:

Kent, George E, 1920-1982 [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813148731
9780813153926

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

PS3503 .L544 1990

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Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	PS3503.7244 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn933515850

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.

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