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Gwendolyn Brooks

An American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community (Wikipedia).

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Born 7 June 1917
Died 3 December 2000

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  • Cover of: The Gwendolyn Brooks Library

    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: street in Bronzeville.

    First published in 1945 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Aloneness.

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Essential Brooks CD

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Near Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Report from part one.

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Bronzeville Boys and Girls

    First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall literature.: timeless voices, timeless themes.

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: In Montgomery, and other poems

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Report from Part Two

    First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: In the Mecca: poems.

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: We Are Shining

    First published in 2017 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bronzeville boys and girls

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Maud Martha (Faber Editions)

    First published in 2022 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A broadside treasury.

    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: To Gwen with love: an anthology dedicated to Gwendolyn Brooks.

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  • Cover of: Sotheby's International Poetry competition: 1982 anthology

    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
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Born 7 June 1917
Died 3 December 2000

Subjects

Poetry, American poetry, African Americans, Fiction, African American authors, American literature, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Children's fiction, Classic Literature, History, Literary collections, Literature, Drama, Union, hanging, short story, African American poets, African American women, American Civil War, American drama, Confederacy, History and criticism, Juvenile audience, United States Civil War, civil war

Places

United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Massachusetts, Missouri, Andover, Barbados, Chicago (Ill.), China, Eastern Europe, England, Glendale College Library, Illinois, Illinois River, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Oklahoma, Ozark Mountains, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Tahlequah, kingdom by the sea

People

Peyton Farquhar, Amanda Wingfield, Devil, Ethelred, Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-), Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Tom Wingfield, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Annabel Lee, Arthur Miller (1915-), Aylmer, Betty Parris, Billy Colman, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Georgiana

Time

1861-65, 20th century, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 20th Century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, Civil War, December, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Gwendolyn BROOKS
  • Gwendolyn 1917- Brooks

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July 4, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 12, 2017 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
June 7, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import