A 75th anniversary edition of Annie Allen, the groundbreaking work by Gwendolyn Brooks which made her the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize in any category. This new edition features the original collection of poems, as well as tribute poems and essays by nationally respected writers. These poems introduce you to Annie Allen and her community as she grows from childhood to womanhood and is faced with poverty, despair, racial discrimination, war and, somehow, hope. The poems are reflective of the times of 75 years ago and yet still speak to today.