Poems and Annotations Trilogy Author:Gwendolyn Brooks, Anne Brooks Brauer, Covert, Etheridge Knight "From one blood line flows the Poetic Mind." Poets of book contribute their poetic minds to Isabelle Layton Brooks, Mother,and Grandmother. Very artistic Southern lady, who painted when she could only do that on her embroidery and could read a book while knitting a sweater with fingers never dropping a stitch. One of the Authors Anne Brook... more »s Brauer, published writer has a motto" The writer who cannot write or understand poetyr, cannot write at all...poetry is the essence of the wordthat conveys the style and soul of the Author." Brauer too is an artist and writer.« less