On the occasion of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 100th birthday in 2017, in an essay titled “Against Miracles” the poet Evie Shockley wrote, “I urge poets, lovers of poetry, and teachers of poetry to keep ...

Our critic A.O. Scott marvels at the power and paradox of a sonnet by Gwendolyn Brooks. By A.O. Scott Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The ...

Chicago's long history as a center for poetry owes much to Gwendolyn Brooks, whose luminous and wrenching works largely depicted the Black experience in the city. Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Amanda Gorman is one of the more famous poets at the moment. You may remember she spoke at President Joe Biden's inauguration. On Monday, many are honoring her and millions of others ...

ILLINOIS (WAND)- Entry forms for the 18th annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award are now available for submission. Secretary of State Jesse White made the ...

The first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, Brooks (1917–2000) moved from early, formally intricate verse about American life, through a brilliantly jagged free verse attuned to the ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Poet Gwendolyn Brooks would have turned 100 this week, and that birthday is being commemorated with new books, poetry readings, writing contests and even a bus tour through her hometown ...

Oak Park seems to be a special town for poets, especially those enrolled in elementary school. Two Oak Park students won at their grade level in the statewide 2024 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards ...

Black Poetry Day does more than fill a spot on the calendar; it serves as a reminder that poetry has launched movements, created community, challenged power, and given poets a lane to voice their ...