Baechler, Lea and A. Walton Litz American Writers, A Collection of Literary Biographies New York

Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth (biography); McHenry, Robert (ed.); Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women; Boston; Massachusetts; Dec 20, 1995

Nellie Y. McKay; World Book Encyclopedia (2002); Chicago; Illinois; Jan 01, 2002

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Seventh Edition; Burlington; Massachusetts; Jan 01, 2002

Brooks, Gwendolyn. Selected Poems New York: Harper & Row. 1963.

Brooks Picture on Biography Page
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/brooks.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/program.htm&h=175&w=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGwendolyn%2BBrooks%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8 Viewed Jan. 8 2003.

Field Hockey Stick
http://www.peaksports.co.uk/.../hockey%20folder/%20stick.epcomp.jpeg Viewed Jan. 8 2003.