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We Real Cool

The poem “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, written in 1960, is a statement about the dim future that anyone who drops out of school may have.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Gwendolyn Brooks
• Gwendolyn Brooks Criticism and Interpretation
• We Real Cool

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS 3503 .R7244

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Gates, Henry Louis. The Norton Anthology of African American Literature. 1997.

                    Call Number:  PS3508 .N3 N67 1997.

• Bloom, Harold.  Gwendolyn Brooks. 2003.

                   Call Number:  PS3503 .R7244 Z66 2003.

• Bloom, Harold.   Gwendolyn Brooks: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide. 2003.

                   Call Number:  PS3503 .R7244 Z66 2003.

•  Brooks, Gwendolyn.  Selected Poems. 1999.

                  Call Number:  PS3503 R7244 A6 1999.

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN771 .C59

o   Vol. 15, pg. 93

o   Vol. 125, pg. 49, 81, 90, 94, 96, 109-111

• Poetry Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN1010 .P6

o   Vol. 7, pg. 62, 85, 90

• Poetry for Students – Call Number:  REF PN1112 .P752

o   Vol. 6, pg. 241-249

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 
• JSTOR
• Literary Reference Center Plus
• Literature Resources from Gale

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.