This poet opened an elegy to her father David with the line "A dryness is upon the house". Thetitle character states "I'd like to live in the country, and spread my arms all day" in this author'spoem "Rudolph Is Tired of the City". Faith Ringgold illustrated a book by this author set in aneighborhood that also titled her first poetry collection, A Street in (*) Bronzeville
This poet opened an elegy to her father David with the line "A dryness is upon the house". Thetitle character states "I'd like to live in the country, and spread my arms all day" in this author'spoem "Rudolph Is Tired of the City". Faith Ringgold illustrated a book by this author set in aneighborhood that also titled her first poetry collection, A Street in (*) Bronzeville. This poet includedthe sections "Notes from Childhood and Girlhood" and the mock epic "The Anniad" in one of hercollections and described people who "lurk late", "strike straight" and "sing sin" in a poem about some poolplayers who "die soon". For 10 points, name this African-American poet of Annie Allen and "We RealCool".
This poet opened an elegy to her father David with the line "A dryness is upon the house".
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks