"I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker."
- - Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 - 2000)
A biography snapshot of African-American poet, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (Jun 7, 1917 - Dec 3, 2000).
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#OTD— Gwendolyn Brooks Culture Center (@WIU_GBCC) June 7, 2019
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. #WIU pic.twitter.com/Ve8UEwjHPr
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May 5, 1950 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her book “Annie Allen.” She was the first AA to receive the prize. Brooks biography, “A Life of Gwendolyn Brooks,” was published in 1990. See: https://t.co/LC0E1lEjm2#OnThisDayInBlackHistory pic.twitter.com/sVlNhcefCG— Thabiti Anyabwile (@ThabitiAnyabwil) May 5, 2019