Readings by Saundra Mathews-Deacon
from the poetry series "Earbook"
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American writer. In addition to a National Book Award nomination and the Pulitzer Prize, Brooks was made Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968. In 1985, Brooks became the Library of Congress's Consultant in Poetry, a one year position whose title changed the next year to Poet Laureate. In 1988, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. In 1994, she was chosen as the National Endowment for the Humanities' Jefferson Lecturer, one of the highest honors for American literature and the highest award in the humanities.
Recordings copyright 2019 Directed by Warren Deacon; edited by Paul Jarvis.
