We Real Cool

Black-and-white photo of Black woman in dark sweater and patterned skirt behind black typewriter with white paper in front of bookshelf,
Sameer Rao  Jun 7, 2017 5:16PM EDT

Celebrate Gwendolyn Brooks' Legacy With This Cleverly Animated Short

The Poetry Foundation recognizes the first Black Pulitzer-winning poet on what would be her 100th birthday with an animated version of her 1959 poem, “We Real Cool.”