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A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks.
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A biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.
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A biography of a man who, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s, wrote poems, stories, and books which celebrated his African American heritage.
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Traces the life and achievements of the late-nineteenth-century African American poet, from his poverty-stricken childhood and his immense fame to his tragic death and enduring cultural legacy.
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A biography of the poet who spent his career writing abour the experiences of African Americans, interspersed with examples of his work.
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Gwendolyn Brooks grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading constantly and writing poetry from a very young age. Nurtured by her parents, who celebrated her gift with words, she would ultimately write twenty collections of poetry, and a novel, giving voice to the urban Black experience and becoming the first Black writer to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.