Gwendolyn Brooks
Biography
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, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Throughout her prolific writing career, Brooks received many more honors. A lifelong resident of Chicago, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, a position she held until her death 32 years later. She was also named the U.S. Poet Laureate for the 1985–86 term. In 1976, she became the first African-American woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
42 releases · 9 albums · active 1960–2019
- Performance · 35
- Other credits · 18
Studios: WFMT Studio · Oktaven Audio · Saint's Place Studio · Fast Speaking Music
Frequent collaborators
- Studs Terkel
- Kris Davis
- Goldmines
- Oscar Brown, Jr.
- Brock Peters
- Robert Hood
- Oscar Brown Jr.
- Your Headlights Are On