Seasons (Hardcover)

Seasons (Hardcover)

A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience

Edited by Nora Brooks Blakely

$27.95

Publication Date: 15th July 2017

Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience captures her life and work in a new book filled with thematic collections of her poetry and prose; photos; memories from family, friends, peers and mentees and gripping illustrations from the award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Now more than ever the words of Gwendolyn Brooks demonstrate their continued relevance in the 21st century. The national centennial celebration is one part of a resurgence of appreciation for her powerful work and the impact she had on 20th century literature as well as the Black Arts Movement.
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Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience captures her life and work in a new book filled with thematic collections of her poetry and prose; photos; memories from family, friends, peers and mentees and gripping illustrations from the award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Now more than ever the words of Gwendolyn Brooks demonstrate their continued relevance in the 21st century. The national centennial celebration is one part of a resurgence of appreciation for her powerful work and the impact she had on 20th century literature as well as the Black Arts Movement.
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Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience captures her life and work in a new book filled with thematic collections of her poetry and prose; photos; memories from family, friends, peers and mentees and gripping illustrations from the award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Now more than ever the words of Gwendolyn Brooks demonstrate their continued relevance in the 21st century. The national centennial celebration is one part of a resurgence of appreciation for her powerful work and the impact she had on 20th century literature as well as the Black Arts Movement.
Details
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Third World Press
  • Publication Date: 15th July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780979580307
Author Bio
Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning artist and illustrator of nearly 80 books includes several Coretta Scott King Awards and a Peoples Choice Award among her many honors. She was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators, 2000. In the upcoming picture book from Harper Collins, Ms. Gilchrist devotes her incredible talent to illustrating a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience captures her life and work in a new book filled with thematic collections of her poetry and prose; photos; memories from family, friends, peers and mentees and gripping illustrations from the award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Now more than ever the words of Gwendolyn Brooks demonstrate their continued relevance in the 21st century. The national centennial celebration is one part of a resurgence of appreciation for her powerful work and the impact she had on 20th century literature as well as the Black Arts Movement.
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Third World Press
  • Publication Date: 15th July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780979580307
Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning artist and illustrator of nearly 80 books includes several Coretta Scott King Awards and a Peoples Choice Award among her many honors. She was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators, 2000. In the upcoming picture book from Harper Collins, Ms. Gilchrist devotes her incredible talent to illustrating a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks.