ALONENESS BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS

Aloneness
by Gwendolyn Brooks

Publisher: Broadside Press
Originally Published: 1971
Format: Staple-bound chapbook
Language: English

This book reflects on the difference between being “lonely” and being “alone,”.accompayned by beautiful illustrations by Leroy Foster. Brooks explores how solitude can be a space for self‑reflection, inner strength, and connection with nature, instead of fear or sadness.

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 - 2000) was a celebrated American poet known for her clear, powerful writing about everyday life, identity, and social issues. She was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and became one of the most influential voices in 20th-century American literature. Her work speaks with honesty, warmth, and deep understanding of the human experience.