Born today in 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, she grew up and remained in Bronzeville, Chicago. An award-winning poet she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her collection Annie Allen. She died in 2000 after a life of inspiring many others with her productivity and encouragement. Writing about the southside of Chicago and what it meant to be black and a woman of her time.Thursday, 7 June 2007
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born today in 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, she grew up and remained in Bronzeville, Chicago. An award-winning poet she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her collection Annie Allen. She died in 2000 after a life of inspiring many others with her productivity and encouragement. Writing about the southside of Chicago and what it meant to be black and a woman of her time.
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