Gwendolyn Brooks Quote

Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, but she stands — bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. In the wild weed she is a citizen.


In the Mecca. The Second Sermon on the Warpland, st. 4


Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, but she stands — bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. In the wild weed she is ...

Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, but she stands — bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. In the wild weed she is ...

Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, but she stands — bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. In the wild weed she is ...

Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, but she stands — bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. In the wild weed she is ...