Gwendolyn Brooks

American writer (1917-2000) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

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2000Died3 December 20001999Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1998Black Literary Hall of FameAward1994Jefferson LectureAward1989Robert Frost MedalAward1988National Women's Hall of FameAward1986Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward1985United States Poet LaureateAward1979Langston Hughes MedalAward1976Shelley Memorial AwardAward1969Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAwardKuumba Liberation AwardAward1950Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1949Eunice Tietjens Memorial PrizeAward1946Guggenheim FellowshipAward1917Born7 June 1917