Illinois Authors

HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY : ©1995.

A varied collection of readings with selections from novels and short stories to plays and poetry.

Broadside Press, Detroit : 1975.

Gwendolyn Brooks was one of the most accomplished and acclaimed poets of the last century, the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize and the first black woman to serve as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress- the forerunner of the U.S. Poet Laureate. Here is her groundbreaking first book of poems, a searing portrait of Chicago's South Side.

Broadside Press, Detroit : ©1971.

Broadside Press, Detroit : ©1975.

A collection of poems that celebrate the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood.

HarperCollins : [New York?] : ℗2006.

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks reads 27 of her best poems, including 'Do not be afraid of no, ' 'The bean eaters, ' 'Riot, ' and 'The sermon on the warpland, ' in a quiet, forceful manner that underscores the raw vigor of her writing, centered on the daily lives of black people in bleak cities--Container.

David Co., Chicago : ©1988.

Third World Press, Chicago : ©2003.

Presents a collection of poems that provide monologues of a variety of voices, including urban children, Winnie Mandela, and Alabama civil rights workers.

This was the Pulitzer Prize-winner's first new collection of poetry after a gap of nearly ten years.

Salem Press, Pasadena, Calif. : ©1996.

Entries ae arranged alphabetically by title, with the type of work, author, type and time of plot, locale, first publication date, and principal characters listed. A plot synopsis is followed by a critical essay and a brief bibliography. Each entry is three to four pages in length. The four indexes included are by chronological date, by geographic locale, by title, and by author. The title 'Masterplots' does not convey the depth of information contained in the 12 volumes. The titles treated range chronologically from antiquity to the early 1990s, with the major emphasis on literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While the majority of the entries are British, European, and United States fiction, the work also encompasses drama, works or collections of poetry, and nonfiction. Am Ref Books Annu, 1997.

A first novel by this world class poet, Maud Martha captures the essence of Black life. Gwendolyn Brooks portrays one woman's quest and love for life despite its difficulties. Whether she confronts teenaged love and marriage or the challenges of womanhood and adulthood survival, we come face to face with Maud Martha--recognizing that her beauty and strength reside deep in every one of us.--Page [4] of cover.

Third World Press, Chicago, Ill. : 1991, ©1980.

Broadside Press, Detroit, Michigan : ©1972.

Third World Press, Chicago : 1996.

Contains a selection of poems from three earlier books:

Literary Licensing Llc, [Whitefish, Mont.] : 2012.

Third World Press, Chicago : 1987

A widely read classic exposition of the history of Africans on the continent, the people of African descent in the United States and in the diaspora. This is well researched scholarly work detailing the development of civilisation in Africa and its destruction.

Third World Press, Chicago, Ill. : 1991, ©1986.

All the tiger's fierce qualities do not satisfy him; he wants to be stylish and wear white gloves.

Harper & Row New York, [1971]

A street in Bronzeville.-Annie Allen.-Maud Martha.-The beat eaters.-In the Mecca.

Third World Press, Chicago, IL : 1991.