https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/54066/archive/files/f0a19228e0139de3b5d5012386bc1d87.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=IY7cePo9WSJCu6-Lo-AICIIV26%7E761TGPujdGijacWQpXX1IEFUgMA3iO%7E9UvGf%7EVk4Iq5A8mRLTaB535pt6tFxQg7MLf9E9FnaKreZP3Sxpd0V2pt6RONVojPyeRU3yiE6xU%7EKS8sjHB-sJ3QWqGMVZc16IMsPAp90OulzSHQlE3zog85FYXg9yp5PavdUqO7p5UulshawMx%7EoKPk95vz0N5tgIooyFVs1OyqkMefBAc4h-yYudGLBd14oekOHnIMq1lUmAF1A9WpMGCRuFJayqe0fY-%7EIZ4L4Eok3U26pc0Lnm-0fbxKFh3KTbOdBI0uay41HOH5GkEGtiAXYXCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9e590ed2626271b370b95cf94af8541d PDF Text Text filSlUI y UClJlli Ull\.,lll J.(1\.,UllJ YV ,,v apply." UlU .PJ. VUUUlJ • r1zeI I • Ill AUl.vJUllv V & olU&J• • 1nn1n roo s rea I By Donna Baskin · A renowned poet and Pulitzer Prize winner read her poetry to a crowded Derryberry auditorium audience Monday night. Gwendolyn Brooks, a prolific ~frican-American poet, read selections of her poetry and later answered questions posed by faculty and ~tu~ents before attending a rec~pt~?n ~n ~h~, UC. Brooks began with Wmrue, a :[X)em about Winnie Mandela, and included other works such as ''BehinQ the Scenes '' ''Computer," and ''The Life of Li~coln West.'' Gwendolyn Brooks , a we ll-known poet, spoke to a c rowd of Tech students and ..-. T ,._1,_"._.. __ faculty Monday night. Brooks is the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. ''I pass you my poem to tell you we are all vulnerable," Brooks said. TnrlPY • '' , Each poet has a singular gift for the world. Gwendolyn Brooks '' ''My poef!l is life and can grow; wherever 1t can grow, it will." Michelle Crosslin, freshman music therapy major, said it was refres~ing to hear poetry read aloud, especially by the author. ''I think when we students read poetry in class we get too caught up in meter and rhyme and analyzation," Crosslin said. ''Po- etry should be read for its own sake and should be open to individual interpretation." Brooks said for her, now is a time for raw, wild, free verse in her poetry, but with plenty of alteration. She added that she goes over and over her poems to make sure they convey what she really wants to ' say. ''I believe in revision, revision, revision," she said. Brooks said her advice to aspiring writers is to take notes on ideas. ''Be yourself," she said. ''Do not imitate other poets. You are as important as they are. Nobody in the world is just like you. ''Each poet has a singular gift for the world." Ono tables � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Brooks reads poems at Tech Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baskin, Donna Description An account of the resource Clipping of an article on Gwendolyn Brooks's presentation at Tennessee Tech in 1994. The article was published in <em>The Oracle</em>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tennessee Technological University. The Oracle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 April 15 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by Tennessee Technological University. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Oracle_1994_04_15_p1_GwendolynBrooks Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1990s