Published to coincide with centenary of Gwendolyn Brooks' birth • Galley to MLA Galleys available National Print Campaign: Send advance copies to the following publications: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, LA Times, NY Times, SF Chronicle, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, The Nation, Washington Post, Wall St Journal, Associated Press, Asheville Poetry Review, Rain Taxi Review of Books, Poetry Magazine, American Poetry Review, Poets & Writers, NPR Books, Talk About Poetry, among many others Promotion to Creative Writing Conferences and Retreats, particularly those that are designed for writers of color (e.g., Cave Canem, Furious Flower, etc.). Promotion to professional conferences and book festivals such as AWP, NCTE, IRA, Dodge Festival, Massachusetts Poetry Festival, Harlem Book Festival, Printers Row Book Festival, etc. Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements Promotion to wholesale and library accounts Promotion through essay contributors' networks Promotion and author appearances at conferences and festivals: AWP, ALA, MLA, IRA, NCTE, MELUS, National Black Writers Conference/Medgar Evers College-Brooklyn, University of Chicago Brooks Conference, Hurston-Wright, Massachusetts Poetry Festival, May 2017, NCTE, Fall 2017, AWP, February 2017/Winter 2018, Split This Rock Poetry Festival, April 2018

Reflections on the profound influence of poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks through examinations of her life and work. Poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a singular force in American culture. The first black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook's poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of humanity, the distinct qualities of black life and community, and the destructive effects of racism, sexism, and class inequality. A collection of thirty essays combining critical analysis and personal reflection, The Whiskey of Our Discontent, presents essential elements of Brooks' oeuvre on race, gender, class, community, and poetic craft, while also examining her life as poet, reporter, mentor, sage, activist, and educator. Quraysh Ali Lansana has written and edited more than a dozen books to include BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop. He teaches writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chi