TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kent,George E.
TI  - A life of Gwendolyn Brooks /George E. Kent
SN  - 9780813148731
AV  - PS3503 .L544 1990
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Lexington, Ky.
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - African American poets
KW  - Biography
KW  - Poets, American
KW  - 20th century
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Intellectual life
KW  - Brooks, Gwendolyn
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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