Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet
Gwendolyn brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks' first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville
Gwendolyn Brooks' headstone
Birth years
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks born June 7th, 1917, parents David Brooks and Keziah Wims Brooks in Topeka, Kansas.
Family
1939 married Henry L. Blakely Jr. 1940 first son, Henry Blakely. 1951 Nora Blakely fist daghter
Awards in life
- Pulitzer-poetry-1949-Annie Allen
- Guggenheim fellowship- A Street in Bronzeville-1959
- Eunice Tietjens Prize- from Poetry magazine
- National book award- In The Mecca-1968