![]() ![]() ![]() It is “set in Harlem and examines the relationship between black mothers and their children, as well as the social forces that foster the demoralization of black men.” It was one of the first novels to be published by a Harlem Writers Guild member. Guy’s writing career began with a novel for adults, BIRD AT MY WINDOW (1966). In 1977, the group was honored by the United Nations Society of Writers, and by 1986, founder John Oliver Killens estimated that their members “had produced over 300 published works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and screen plays.” ![]() Their mission to develop works by writers of the African diaspora helped literary greats including Ossie Davis, Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, Sidney Poitier, and Walter Dean Myers. In 1950, she was one of the founders (the only woman) of the Harlem Writer’s Guild. She studied acting at the American Negro Theater in the 1940s before she turned to writing. After the death of her father, and because her older sister was ill, Guy left school at age 14 to take on factory work. Guy was born in Trinidad & Tobago and raised in Harlem from age 7. Most people have never heard of Rosa Guy (rhymes with “key”), but she has been influential in developing the careers of many writers despite her relative obscurity. ![]()
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