Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Gwendolyn Brooks Poet

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 7, 1917
  • Died: Dec 3, 2000

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. art & home

Poetry is life distilled. poetry

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 views from Dave Barry

27 views from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 sayings from Winston Churchill

74 sayings from Winston Churchill