Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop? Gwendolyn Brooks daydisturbexcit Change image and share on social
What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner of blacks, poems I could take into a tavern, into the street, into the halls of a housing project. Gwendolyn Brooks blackexpressionfight Change image and share on social
I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker. Gwendolyn Brooks talkerwriter Change image and share on social
Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. Gwendolyn Brooks arteasyhome Change image and share on social