Race and oppression were always at the heart of Gwendolyn Brooks and this particular poem was a watershed moment for her career. A poem brimming with necessary destructive energy and an homage to creativity in all it's forms.

Find the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43322/boy-breaking-glass

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