[Poetry reading at Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, February 6, 1988] / Gwendolyn Brooks.

Recorded at the Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College on February 6, 1988 on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette by Paul Hogan, who donated this recording to the Poetry Collection.

Buffalo Councilman James W. Pitts introduces poet Gwendolyn Brooks and presents her with a city proclamation made in her honor. Brooks reads old and new poems and provides ample anecdotes and humor before each poem. She reads poems about her mother, her husband, abortion, South Africa and art. She entertains questions and answers from her audience.

Gwendolyn Brooks.

The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries. Digital conversion was made possible through a 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

1988

Sound recording

HOG006

When you have forgotten Sunday: a love story --Computer --To the young who want to die --Near Johannesberg boy --Winnie --We real cool --Chicago Picasso --Set seasoned --Horses graze --Children /Carolyn Kizer poem read by Brooks --Sonnet #4 from The children of the poor --Infirm --Question and answer session --There were gang girls too --Primer for Blacks -The mother.

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