How Gwendolyn Brooks still shapes Chicago poetry

Brooks, who died in 2000 at age 83, was well known for mentoring young poets and writers. Several are paying that investment forward.

Creating to Inspire Social Change: A Brief Look into Gwendolyn Brooks

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Chicago's Poet

Gwendolyn Brooks – Posts in the Graveyard

D.H. Melhem: Biographer and Friend of Gwendolyn Brooks – Rare Book and Manuscript Library – U of I Library

Chicago by the Book: 101 Publications That Shaped the City and Its Image, Caxton Club, Harris

Books, events mark late poet Gwendolyn Brooks 100th birthday, Lifestyle

Gwendolyn Brooks House

A Peek at Gwendolyn Brooks's Chicago, Then and Now – Chicago Magazine

Gwendolyn Brooks, the People's Poet

The Golden Shovel at The New York Times

Gwendolyn Brooks: A Life in Bronzeville

Gwendolyn Brooks, Maud Martha, and Other Immortal Mortals ‹ Literary Hub

Gwendolyn Brooks - A Real Cool Plum

The Old Marrieds by Gwendolyn Brooks - Poem Analysis