'No Blue Memories' gives glimpse of Gwendolyn Brooks' literary life, legacy
Poet. Teacher. Mentor. All are words synonymous with Gwendolyn Brooks. Born in Topeka, Kan., in 1917, Brooks made her name as a poet in Chicago. A Bronzeville resident, she grew up writing " writing about what she saw and heard in the street. In 1950, she was catapulted to national prominence when...