Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks

The Gwendolyn Brooks Collection is a comprehensive and celebratory tribute to the life, work, and activism of the late poet laureate.

This collection includes poetry, essays, and art that illuminate Brooks' depiction of old age as a diamond with many facets, highlighting themes of isolation, remembrance, continuity, poverty, vulnerability, exploitation, neglect, abandonment, marginalization, and destruction.

The book also explores the civil rights movement, Great Migration, race injustice, and Black Power movement through Brooks' lens, providing valuable insight into current racial inequities and tensions.

With contributions from esteemed authors and artists, including Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sandra Jackson-Opoku, this collection is a must-read for anyone interested in the work of Gwendolyn Brooks or the history of African American literature.