Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the...
Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.
Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms.
The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.
I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal.