In one work, this poet lamented her old age and wrote that "Somebody muffed it? Somebody wanted to joke". This author of "A Sunset of the City" wrote about a girl whose parents, Maxie and Andrew, have "clogged and soft and sloppy eyes". That girl later sticks her tongue out at a relative's funeral and resolves "do not be afraid of no". This author wrote a mock-epic for the same character which begins "think of sweet and chocolate" and describes her experience with an imagined lover who leaves and returns to her. This woman wrote about a couple who live in a room full of "tobacco clothes, vases, and fringes" who are (*) "Mostly Good" and for whom "dinner is a casual affair". This woman's most famous poem talks of "seven at the Golden Shovel"
In one work, this poet lamented her old age and wrote that "Somebody muffed it? Somebody wanted to joke". This author of "A Sunset of the City" wrote about a girl whose parents, Maxie and Andrew, have "clogged and soft and sloppy eyes". That girl later sticks her tongue out at a relative's funeral and resolves "do not be afraid of no". This author wrote a mock-epic for the same character which begins "think of sweet and chocolate" and describes her experience with an imagined lover who leaves and returns to her. This woman wrote about a couple who live in a room full of "tobacco clothes, vases, and fringes" who are (*) "Mostly Good" and for whom "dinner is a casual affair". This woman's most famous poem talks of "seven at the Golden Shovel" who "sing sin", "thin gin", and "die soon". For 10 points, name this poet of Annie Allen, "The Bean Eaters", and "We Real Cool".
In one work, this poet lamented her old age and wrote that "Somebody muffed it?
Gwendolyn Brooks