Gwendolyn Brooks
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 23 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 7,1917 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Topeka |
| Kansas | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 3,2000 |
| Died | South Side |
| Chicago | |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| United States Poet Laureate | |
| Robert Frost Medal | |
| Jefferson Lecture | |
| Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction | |
| Spouse | Henry Blakely |
| Children | Nora Brooks Blakely |
| Henry Lowington Blakely III | |
| Parents | David Anderson Brooks |
| Keziah Wims | |
| Siblings | Raymond Brooks |
| Books | We Real Cool |
| Nominations | National Book Award for Poetry |
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| ID | 409769 |
Gwendolyn Brooks Life story
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.
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