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Gwendolyn Brooks

An American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community (Wikipedia).

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American writer (1917–2000)

Born 7 June 1917
Died 3 December 2000

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  • Cover of: Selected poems
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature
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  • Cover of: Bronzeville boys and girls.
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  • Cover of: Primer for Blacks
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level
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  • Cover of: Maud Martha: a novel.
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780883780619 First published in 1953 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature
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  • Cover of: The Bean Eaters
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    First published in 1960 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Platinum
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  • Cover of: Blacks
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    First published in 1987 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Annie Allen.: [Poems.

    First published in 1949 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Jump Bad: A New Chicago Anthology 1971 (Broadside Critics Series)

    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Winnie

    First published in 1988 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Gwendolyn Brooks Library

    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Aloneness.

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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American writer (1917–2000)

Born 7 June 1917
Died 3 December 2000

Subjects

Poetry, American poetry, African Americans, African American authors, Fiction, American literature, Poetry (poetic works by one author), History, Literature, Children's fiction, Classic Literature, Literary collections, short story, African American women, Drama, Union, hanging, African American poets, American Civil War, American drama, Confederacy, History and criticism, Juvenile audience, United States Civil War, civil war

Places

United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Massachusetts, Missouri, Andover, Barbados, Chicago (Ill.), China, Eastern Europe, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Illinois, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, kingdom by the sea, Chicago, Cottage Grove, Glendale College Library

People

Peyton Farquhar, Amanda Wingfield, Devil, Ethelred, Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-), Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Tom Wingfield, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Annabel Lee, Arthur Miller (1915-), Aylmer, Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs

Time

1861-65, 20th century, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, 20th Century, Civil War, December, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Gwendolyn BROOKS
  • Gwendolyn 1917- Brooks

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July 4, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 12, 2017 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
June 7, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import