Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book and Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book, Exquisite celebrates the life, words, and enduring legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks, the groundbreaking poet who became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize.

From the moment she was a child scribbling poems in a notebook, Gwendolyn Brooks found inspiration in the people and experiences around her. She wrote about family, friendship, hope, hardship, and the everyday moments that make up real life,...