Book Cover Image of The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. Popoff

The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent
Edited by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. Popoff

    Publication Date: Jun 20, 2017
    List Price: $18.00
    Format: Paperback, 599 pages
    Classification: Fiction
    ISBN13: 9781608467631
    Imprint: Haymarket Books
    Publisher: Haymarket Books
    Parent Company: Haymarket Books

    Paperback Description:

    Winner of the 2017 Central New York Book Award for nonfiction

    Finalist for the 2017 Chicago Review of Books Award

    The first black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook’s poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of humanity, the distinct qualities of black life and community, and the destructive effects of racism, sexism, and class inequality.

    A collection of thirty essays combining critical analysis and personal reflection, The Whiskey of Our Discontent, presents essential elements of Brooks’ oeuvre—on race, gender, class, community, and poetic craft, while also examining her life as poet, reporter, mentor, sage, activist, and educator.




    book cover The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. PopoffBooks similiar to The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent may be found in the categories below: