Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1917 and raised in Chicago.
She is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, including Children
Coming Home (The David Co., 1991);... More >
THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.