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3 de jun. de 2024 · Gwendolyn Brooks was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950). Her works deal with the everyday life of urban African Americans, combining Modernist techniques with Black idioms and phrasings. Her poetry collections include A Street in Bronzeville (1945), Annie Allen (1949), and The Bean Eaters (1960).
3 de mai. de 2023 · Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks nasceu em Topeka, Kansas, em 7 de junho de 1917, mas cresceu no lado sul de Chicago, onde permaneceu até sua morte. Seus pais, David Anderson Brooks e o ex-Keziah Corinne Wims, encorajaram ela e seu irmão mais novo, Raymond, a ler e se interessar pela cultura desde cedo.
Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a social justice champion, is the unofficial eternal poet laureate of Chicago.As one of the most popular and widely-read poets of her generation and of Chicago's history, Brooks has influenced countless writers, readers, and activists since publishing her first poem at the age of 13.
Gwendolyn Brooks nacque a Topeka, in Kansas; i suoi genitori erano Keziah Wims Brooks e David Anderson Brooks: Keziah era un'ex insegnante che aveva lasciato il lavoro in seguito al matrimonio e alla gravidanza, mentre suo padre, il figlio di uno schiavo fuggitivo che combatté nella guerra di secessione americana, aveva rinunciato a frequentare la scuola di medicina ed era diventato un bidello.
Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka on June 7, 1917, to David Anderson Brooks, the son of a runaway slave, and Keziah Corinne (née Wims), and raised in Chicago. Brooks began writing poetry in her teenage years and published her first poem in American Childhood magazine. She sent her early poems to both Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson ...
29 de mai. de 2017 · Gwendolyn Brooks Captures Chicago 'Cool'. Brown girl in Bronzeville. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kan., but she moved to Chicago with her parents, Keziah and ...
Gwendolyn Brooks. GWENDOLYN BROOKS (1917-2000) foi poeta, escritora, educadora e ativista de direitos civis. Sua primeira coletânea de poemas, A Street in Bronzeville (1945), foi recebida com sucesso pela crítica e lhe rendeu uma bolsa Guggenheim. Com Annie Allen (1949), tornou-se a primeira escritora negra a ganhar o prêmio Pulitzer.
