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Bookmark or Share- Gwendolyn Brooks | The Poetry FoundationGwendolyn Brooks is one of the most influential and widely read 20th-century American poets. The author of more than 20 books, she was highly regarded even during her lifetime and had the distinction of being the first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize.
- Gwendolyn Brooks - Poems, Quotes & Education - BiographyGwendolyn Brooks was a postwar poet best known as the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for her 1949 book 'Annie Allen.'
- About Gwendolyn Brooks - Academy of American PoetsPulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote more than twenty books of poetry in her lifetime, was the first Black woman appointed Poet Laureate of the United States.
- 11 Iconic Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks - Literary Ladies GuideA sampling of iconic poems by Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, with links to analyses following each one.
- 10 of the Best Gwendolyn Brooks Poems Everyone Should ReadGwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an important twentieth-century American poet whose work was firmly rooted in the African-American community which she wrote about so well. Born in Kansas, Brooks declared her intention to become a poet when she was just seven years old.
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