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          6. Gwendolyn Brooks

          American writer (1917–2000)

          Gwendolyn Brooks

          Commemorative postage stamp issued by the USPS in 2012

          BornGwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
          (1917-06-07)June 7, 1917
          Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
          DiedDecember 3, 2000(2000-12-03) (aged 83)
          Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
          OccupationPoet
          EducationKennedy-King College
          Period1930–2000
          Notable worksA Street in Bronzeville, Annie Allen, Winnie
          Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry(1950)
          Robert Frost Medal(1989)
          National Medal of Arts(1995)
          Spouse

          Henry Lowington Blakely, Jr.

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          (m. 1939; died 1996)​
          Children2, including Nora Brooks Blakely

          Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) 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,