This author wrote the lines, "nothing ever taught us to be islands," in a poem about soldiers who "holler down lions in the air.
This author wrote the lines, "nothing ever taught us to be islands," in a poem about soldiers who "holler down lions in the air." One of this writer's characters cries, "It was you who threw away my name!," in a poem about the desire to create "if not a note, a hole." This poet of "Gay Chaps at the Bar" and "Boy Breaking Glass" defied Richard Wright by publishing a poem that concludes, "Believe me, I loved you all," and begins, "Abortions will not let you forget," entitled "the mother." Lukewarm bath-water is contrasted with a dream that floats up through "onion fumes," "fried potatoes," and "yesterday's garbage ripening in the hall" in this author's "kitchenette building." This writer of Annie Allen and A Street in Bronzeville put hesitations after the word "we" in a poem about characters who "jazzed june" and "die soon." For ten points, name this poet who wrote "We Real Cool."
This author wrote the lines, "nothing ever taught us to be islands," in a poem about soldiers who "holler down lions in the air.
Gwendolyn Brooks