Gwendolyn Brooks, in full
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, (born June 7, 1917,
Topeka, Kan., U.S.—died Dec. 3, 2000, Chicago, Ill.), American poet whose works deal with the everyday life of urban blacks. She was the first
African American poet to win the
Pulitzer Prize (1950), and in 1968 she was named the poet laureate of
Illinois.
--Britannica.com
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