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Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was a celebrated American poet, author…
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Hello! My name is Gwendolyn Brooks. I was born a long, long time ago, on June 7th, 1917. When I was a little girl, I loved words. Words were like music to me. I lived in a big city called Chicago. I liked to watch everything around me. I saw people walking, tall buildings, and children playing games. Watching my city gave me ideas for my poems.
I wrote and wrote and wrote. I wrote so many poems that I could fill a whole book! My poems were stories about the families and friends who lived near me. In the year 1950, one of my books won a very special award. The book was called 'Annie Allen,' and the award was called the Pulitzer Prize. It was like a big, shiny medal. I was the very first Black person to win one. It made me so happy and showed everyone that the stories about my neighborhood were important.
I kept writing poems for my whole life. I loved sharing stories that came from my heart. I lived to be 83 years old. Today, children and grown-ups still read my poems. They can hear the music in my words and learn all about the wonderful people I wanted the world to know and love.
Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet's Song
Hello! My name is Gwendolyn Brooks. I was born a long, long time ago, on June 7th, 1917. When I was a little girl, I loved words. Words were like music to me. I lived in a big city called Chicago. I liked to watch everything around me. I saw people walking, tall buildings, and children playing games. Watching my city gave me ideas for my poems.
I wrote and wrote and wrote. I wrote so many poems that I could fill a whole book! My poems were stories about the families and friends who lived near me. In the year 1950, one of my books won a very special award. The book was called 'Annie Allen,' and the award was called the Pulitzer Prize. It was like a big, shiny medal. I was the very first Black person to win one. It made me so happy and showed everyone that the stories about my neighborhood were important.
I kept writing poems for my whole life. I loved sharing stories that came from my heart. I lived to be 83 years old. Today, children and grown-ups still read my poems. They can hear the music in my words and learn all about the wonderful people I wanted the world to know and love.
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Gwendolyn Brooks was a celebrated American poet, author, and teacher who became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. Her work often focused on the everyday lives of Black people in urban communities.
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