Gwendolyn Brooks

About Gwendolyn Brooks

Birth Day: June 7, 1917
Birth Place: Topeka, KS

Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7, 1917 in Topeka, KS. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for works such as Annie Allen and We Real Cool. She earned the title of U.S. Poet Laureate in 1985.
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As per our current Database, Gwendolyn Brooks has been died on Dec 3, 2000 (age 83).

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Occupation Poet
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born June 7, 1917 (Topeka, KS)
Birthday June 7
Town/City Topeka, KS
Nationality KS

🌙 Zodiac

Gwendolyn Brooks’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Gwendolyn Brooks was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

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About

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for works such as Annie Allen and We Real Cool. She earned the title of U.S. Poet Laureate in 1985.

Before Fame

She published her first poem in a children's magazine when she was just thirteen years old.

Trivia

She became the Illinois Poet Laureate in 1968.

Family Life

She was born in Topeka, Kansas, and she later moved to Chicago, Illinois. She had two children with her husband, Henry Lowington Blakely, Jr.

Associated With

She, like Langston Hughes, was a famous African-American poet.

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