Gwendolyn Brooks
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks 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, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Throughout her prolific writing career, Brooks received many more honors. A lifelong resident of Chicago, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, a position she held until her
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American writer (1917–2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolyn_Brooks
date created:
2003-12-23T18:03:49Z
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2024-09-09T19:28:47Z
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