Selected Poems: First African American Pulitzer Winner―Civil Rights, Black Life, and Humanity in 20th Century America

"Probably the finest black poet of the post-Harlem generation."
   — Robert F. Kiernan

Selected Poems is the classic volume by the distinguished and celebrated poet, Gwendolyn Brooks, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. This compelling collection showcases Brooks’ technical mastery, her warm humanity, and her compassionate and illuminating response to a complex world.