"In Nairobi" in LITERATI CHICAGO, Volume 1, Number 2; [Inscribed by Brooks beneath her contribution].
Chicago: Literati International, 1988. First edition. Poem previously collected in THE NEAR-JOHANNESBURG BOY (1986), here appearing on page 35 with inscription, "For Charles Miner,/ Sincerely/ Gwendolyn Brooks/ April 17, 1996." Literati Chicago was a short-lived literary magazine published by writer and blues musician Lincoln T. Beauchamp, aka "Chicago Beau," who also published the popular guide to Blues players and clubs, THE ORIGINAL CHICAGO BLUES ANNUAL (1989-1985). 8vo pictorial paperwraps, 128 plus pages, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Near fine with edges lightly rubbed.
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