Gwendolyn Brooks
On May 1, 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks Was Awarded A Pulitzer Prize For Her Collection Of Poetry, Titled Annie Allen --- Becoming The First African American To Win That Award.
Brooks Was An Important Figure In The Black Arts Movement Of The 1960's And Early 1970's. She Produced Over 15 Volumes Of Poetry.
In 1953 She Wrote The Novel, Maud Martha, In 1972 She Penned Her Autobiography, Report From Part One.
Brooks Was Designated Poet Laureate Of Illinois In 1968. In 1985 She Became The First Black Woman To Be Appointed To The Coveted Position Of Poetry Consultant At The Library Of Congress.
Gwendolyn Brooks Was Born In Topeka Kansas, June 7, 1917. She Died December 3, 2000.
The Following Is One Of Brooks' Most Popular Poems:
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WE REAL COOL
The Pool Players Seven
At The Golden Shovel
We real cool. We
Left School. We
Lurk late. We
Strike Straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
