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Elizabeth Alexander crafted the poem for the occasion, drawing inspiration from poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, and Walt Whitman.
Deep Thoughts 2009
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Elizabeth Alexander crafted the poem for the occasion, drawing inspiration from poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, and Walt Whitman.
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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Elizabeth Alexander crafted the poem for the occasion, drawing inspiration from poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, and Walt Whitman.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Among them are Muhammad Ali, “Minister” Louis Farrakhan of whom he writes fondly, “former mayor” Eugene Sawyer, “poets” Gwendolyn Brooks and Elizabeth Alexander, and “writer” Barack Obama.
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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Click on the video to see incredible interviews with the 2010 awards presenters/authors Sara Paretsky on Gwendolyn Brooks and Haki Muhubuti on Richard Wright, and photographer Art Shay on Nelson Algren.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Chicago Literary Awards Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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Listening to it live, I counted references to two presidents (Lincoln, FDR); two poets (Carl Sandberg and one-time Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks); his mother and father; the Book of Wisdom; Isaiah and St. Paul; and the third verse of "America the Beautiful."
A Tale of Two Democrats William McGurn 2011
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Click on the video to see incredible interviews with the 2010 awards presenters/authors Sara Paretsky on Gwendolyn Brooks and Haki Muhubuti on Richard Wright, and photographer Art Shay on Nelson Algren.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Chicago Literary Awards Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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Among them are Muhammad Ali, “Minister” Louis Farrakhan of whom he writes fondly, “former mayor” Eugene Sawyer, “poets” Gwendolyn Brooks and Elizabeth Alexander, and “writer” Barack Obama.
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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Contrast Hughes 'quiet but challenging tone with the anger and violence in Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "Riot" below.
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Gwendolyn Brooks, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Richard Wright and Lorraine Hansberry were the first group to be honored, and Rick Kogan, the emcee for the evening, said that when his girlfriend heard the names she said, Jesus!
Donald G. Evans: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's First Induction Ceremony Honors Our Greatest Writers Donald G. Evans 2010
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