This poet wrote that a certain "self-shriveled" class of people "begin with gaunt and marvelous concession. YOU are the costume and our fundamental bone." In another poem by this author, the narrator declares that "a girl gets sick of a rose" and that she "wants a peek at the back where it's rough and untended and hungry weeds grow." This poet wrote "Primer for Blacks" and "a song in the front yard," the latter of which w
This poet wrote that a certain "self-shriveled" class of people "begin with gaunt and marvelous concession. YOU are the costume and our fundamental bone." In another poem by this author, the narrator declares that "a girl gets sick of a rose" and that she "wants a peek at the back where it's rough and untended and hungry weeds grow." This poet wrote "Primer for Blacks" and "a song in the front yard," the latter of which was included in her collection A Street in Bronzeville. In another of her poems, she wrote about a group of seven pool players who "shoot straight," "Jazz June," and "die soon." For 10 points, name this African-American poet of "We Real Cool."
This poet wrote that a certain "self-shriveled" class of people "begin with gaunt and marvelous concession.
Gwendolyn Brooks