Gwendolyn brooks biography poems list
Gwendolyn brooks biography poems list
Gwendolyn brooks brief biography!
Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer (1917–2000)
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| Born | Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (1917-06-07)June 7, 1917 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2000(2000-12-03) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | Kennedy-King College |
| Period | 1930–2000 |
| Notable works | A Street in Bronzeville, Annie Allen, Winnie |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry(1950) Robert Frost Medal(1989) National Medal of Arts(1995) |
| Spouse | Henry Lowington Blakely, Jr. (m. 1939; died 1996) |
| Children | 2, including Nora Brooks Blakely |
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher.
Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen,