Experiences with the latter group led Guy to write and to become a cofounder of the Harlem Writers Guild. In searching for ways to enrich her life and to express her creativity, Guy found herself drawn to the American Negro Theater, then to the Committee for the Negro in the Arts. By fourteen Guy had dropped out of school and had become a factory worker. Experiences in a series of institutions and foster homes intensified her feeling of being an outsider. The premature deaths of their parents left Guy and her sister orphans. Here she was introduced to Marcus Garvey's fervent views extolling the dignity of all blacks and his belief in black nationalism, themes that proved to be major forces stimulating Guy intellectually and politically.
When her mother became ill shortly after her arrival, Guy was sent to the Bronx to stay with cousins.
Although black and of African Caribbean culture, Guy found herself set apart by black and white children because of her West Indian dialect and customs. The adjustment from island life to city life was difficult for them. She is a native of Trinidad who left the island as a child with her sister to join their parents in Harlem. Born 1 September 1925, Trinidad, West Indiesĭaughter of Henry and Audrey Gonzales Cuthbert married Warner Guy, 1941 children: WarnerĪ powerful writer who makes delight out of difficulties in life, Rosa Guy has written numerous insightful children's books.
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