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Gwendolyn Brooks Poet

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 7, 1917
  • Died: Dec 3, 2000

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985.

Poetry is life distilled. poetry

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. art & home

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other views from William Blake

32 other views from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

6 wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

2 quotes from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 other quotes from Victor Hugo

73 other quotes from Victor Hugo