Other Gwendolyn Brooks Articles by Linda Sue Grimes Feature Writer for Poetry Suite101.com         Brooks' "Gay Chaps at the Bar":  A Soldier's Memories Brooks' "the vacant lot":  A Joyful Absence Brooks' "The Boy Died in My Alley": Poverty Sonnet  Editor's Choice Award Brooks' "The Bean Eaters" Gwendolyn Brooks' Cool Poems: "We Real Cool" and Other Poems   Back to Poetry at Suite101.com