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Gwendolyn brooks project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Gwendolyn brooks was born on june 7, 1917, in topeka, kansas, the eldest child of keziah wims brooks, a schoolteacher, and david anderson brooks, a janitor, who, because he lacked the funds to finish school, did not achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. Gwendolyn brooks, gwendolyn elizabeth brooks, born june 7, 1917 in topeka, kansas, united states died december 3, 2000 in chicago, illinois, united states is an africanamerican poet, writer, childrens writer, college teacher, editor, educator, lecturer, memoirist, novelist, poet laureate. Analysis of gwendolyn brooks poetry 1742 words bartleby. Gwendolyn brooks 1917 2000 gwendolyn brooks was the first african american to win the pulitzer prize. The essential gwendolyn brooks by elizabeth alexander. The essential gwendolyn brooks 1931082871 book cover. By turns compassionate, angry, satiric, and psychologically penetrating, gwendolyn brookss poetry retains its power to move and surprise. The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet and winner of the 1950 pulitzer prize that represents her technical mastery, her compassionate and illuminating response to a world that is both special and universal, and her warm humanity.
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