Dec
30
2011
Poem of the Day: “The Boy Died in My Alley”
I have to admit to being a Gwendolyn Brooks groupie. I was blessed to see her read some of her work first in 1992 in NYC and then again in 1996 after I had moved to Chicago. I have too many “favorites” of her poems. If I had to choose my all-time favorite though, it might be this one: “The Boy Died in My Alley.” I love it because it does a beautiful job underscoring the responsibility that we each have as human beings to care for all young people but most especially the ones most marginalized in our culture.
The red floor of my alley
is a special speech to me. – Brooks
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