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	PAL: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917- )
		Gwendolyn Brooks in Topeka, Kansas on June 7, 1917 to parents Keziah Corinne Wims and David Anderson Brooks.
		However, Brooks reveals in her autobiography that the most moving and memorable award ever given to her was on presented by on December 28,1969 at the "Afro-Arts Theater on Chicago's South Side, because it came from many of the young fl artists of Chicago (DLB 100 and Shaw 13).
		Brooks voice in the struggle for social and racial equality is quietly powerful.
	web.csustan.edu /english/reuben/pal/chap10/brooks.html (763 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gwendolyn Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an award-winning African American woman poet.
		Brooks returned to her birthplace, Topeka, Kansas on May 1, 1996 as the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council Women of Distinction Banquet and String of Pearls Auction.
		Brooks also attended a ceremony the next day at a local park that was named after her, located at 37th and Topeka Boulavard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gwendolyn_Brooks (508 words)

	State of Illinois - Rod Blagojevich, Governor
		With the move, Brooks’ work also changed locales, abandoning the compressed imagery and forms of her earlier work for a mode influenced by the improvisations of jazz and the spoken language of the fl community.
		Gwendolyn Brooks’ poetry ranges from traditional forms including ballads, sonnets, variations of Chaucerian and Spenserian stanzas to the familiar rhythms of the blues to an unhindered free verse.
		Succeeding Carl Sandburg, Brooks was appointed poet laureate of Illinois in 1968 and served until her death in 2000.
	www.poetlaureate.il.gov /brooks.cfm (991 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1917.
		Brooks is also well known for her extensive work in distributing Black Poetry and also as a symbol of strength for African American women.
		Gwendolyn Brooks has been a continuously significant figure in the development of African American literature and an inspiration for many, especially African American women, in the United States.
	www.umich.edu /~eng499/people/brooks.html (179 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks - MSN Encarta
		Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), American poet, the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
		Brooks was noted for her adaptation of traditional forms of poetry and for her use of short verse lines and casual rhymes.
		Brooks was named poet laureate for the state of Illinois in 1968, succeeding Carl Sandburg.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562525/Gwendolyn_Brooks.html (249 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks
		The Brooks household was a happy one, and Gwendolyn thrived on a steady diet of love and encouragement from her parents, who read stories and sang songs to their two children.
		According to Kent, as a youngster Gwendolyn "was spurned by members of her own race because she lacked social or athletic abilities, a light skin, and good grade hair." Hurt by such rejection, the little girl took comfort in the solitary pursuits of reading and writing.
		Critics generally praised Brooks for her subtle humor and irony, her skillful handling of conventional stanzaic forms, and her invention of the sonnet-ballad, a verse structure that integrates colloquial speech and formal diction.
	www.edwardsly.com /brooksg.htm (1942 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Brooks household was a happy one, and Gwendolyn thrived on a steady diet of love and encouragement from her parents, who read stories and sang songs to their two children.
		According to Kent, as a youngster Gwendolyn "was spurned by members of her own race because she lacked social or athletic abilities, a light skin, and good grade hair." Hurt by such rejection, the little girl took comfort in the solitary pursuits of reading and writing.
		Critics generally praised Brooks for her subtle humor and irony, her skillful handling of conventional stanzaic forms, and her invention of the sonnet-ballad, a verse structure that integrates colloquial speech and formal diction.
	www.gale.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/brooks_g.htm (2290 words)

	Illinois State Library Named for Former Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks
		Brooks, who resided all her life in Chicago and died in 2000, was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her second published volume of verse, Annie Allen.
		But Gwendolyn Brooks also deserves to be remembered for her kindness and compassion, encouraging young fl publishers, promoting and praising young authors, reading poems in schools and libraries and using her finances to create awards for student poets.
		Gwendolyn Brooks deserved all of the countless honors and awards that came her way during her time on earth, and her greatness and stature is exemplified by the fact that we are still honoring her with ceremonies such as this one today."
	www.cyberdriveillinois.com /press/release/030606d1.html (910 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brooks, a post Harlem Renaissance writer, was nonetheless part of the New Negro era, and as a lifetime resident of Chicago participated in the energetic intellectual and artistic life of the Depression era Chicago Group of fl writers.
		Gwendolyn Brooks, the first of two children of Keziah and David Brooks, was born 7 June 1917 in the dining room of her maternal grandparents' house in Topeka, Kansas.
		At the age of eleven Brooks started collecting her poetry, and in 1930 compiled the first of her four volumes of poetry notebooks, which she maintained until she was in her mid-twenties.
	www.literaryencyclopedia.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4931 (703 words)

	Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1917 and lived in Chicago since she was an infant.
		In the previous year (1970), the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center was dedicated to honor her for her commitment, encouragement, humanitarian service and her personal inspiration to African American students at Western Illinois University.
		Brooks was given a key to the City by the Mayor of Macomb.
	www.student.services.wiu.edu /gbcc/Forum.asp (264 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks' Life and Career
		The social and business elites of Chicago were not present, but for this event Gwendolyn Brooks wrote "The Wall." In a measure these two poems illustrate the dichotomy of a divided city, but they also exemplify Brooks's ability both to bridge those divisions and to utilize nonstrident protest.
		Brooks is content to describe a moment in the lives of very ordinary people whose only goal is to exist from day to day and perhaps have a nice funeral when they die.
		She sets forth the facts without embellishment or interpretation, but the simplicity of the facts makes it impossible for readers to come away unconvinced--despite whatever discomfort they may feel--whether she is writing about suburban ladies who go into the ghetto to give occasional aid or a fl mother who has had an abortion.
	www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/a_f/brooks/life.htm (1504 words)

	Artful Dodge - Original Interviews - Gwendolyn Brooks
		Gwendolyn Brooks' voice in contemporary fl poetry ranges from quiet sensitivity to fierce and angry protest, speaking from the perspective of a fl woman in America.
		Brooks: I'm always taking notes, and then when I have time and can recapture the mood, I start (as I was telling the students this afternoon) forging a first draft, and that's what it is, real forging.
		Brooks: That does not express what I have been doing; whatever I said to that effect was about those fl poets in the late sixties, some of whom, not all but some of whom felt that fl poetry shouldn't be written with an eye to posterity billions and trillions of years from now.
	www.wooster.edu /artfuldodge/interviews/brooks.htm (1323 words)

	PAL: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917- )
		Hansell, William H. "The Poet Militant and Foreshadowings of a Black Mystique: Poems in the Second Period of Gwendolyn Brooks." 71-80.
		Sallie, and the Blackstone Rangers: The Restricted Chicago of Gwendolyn Brooks." 47-70.
		"Gwendolyn Brooks' Children of the Poor: Metaphysical Poetry and the Inconditions of Love." Obsidian II 1.1 (Sprg-Sumr 1986): 39-51.
	www.csustan.edu /english/reuben/pal/chap10/brooks.html (578 words)

	VG: Artist Biography: Brooks, Gwendolyn
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born to Keziah Corine Wims and David Anderson Brooks on June 17, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas.
		Gwendolyn Brooks won her first major award in 1943 at the Midwestern Writers' Conference.
		Despite these transitions, Gwendolyn Brooks offers insight into African-American culture, commentary on the impact of racial and ethnic identity on life, and a vision of the pressures of day-to-day existence throughout all of her literature.
	voices.cla.umn.edu /vg/Bios/entries/brooks_gwendolyn.html (1578 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize, is recognized today as one of America's most gifted writers.
		In l968, Brooks was appointed Poet laureate of Illinois, a post that she would hold until her death on December 3, 2000.
		Gwendolyn Brooks was a masterful artist who left a momentous treasure behind to enrich our lives for generations to come.
	www.dorothyprince.com /gwendolynbrooks.asp (201 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 17, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas.
		Gwendolyn Brooks won an award at the Midwestern Writers Conference in 1943.
		Gwendolyn Brooks passed away on December 3, 2000 at the age of eighty-three.
	www.gibbsmagazine.com /GBrooks.htm (686 words)

	Lesson Plan - Gwendolyn Brooks
		As a poet and novelist, Gwendolyn believed that what she needed to write about were the ordinary things people did, because in them was magic.
		Though Gwendolyn was not a vocal activist during the civil rights movement, she believed and celebrated fl culture through her writing.
		Gwendolyn sent the message to whites of the depth that a fl woman can have, but she also sent the message to the fls to refuse to be "obsessed with race" (Kent 66).
	teacherlink.ed.usu.edu /tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/gbrooks.html (2206 words)

	Brooks Co-op (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brooks Co-op opened its doors as a member-controlled co-op in August, 2001.
		Brooks is conveniently located about half-way between the University of Illinois campus and downtown Urbana (about a 10-minute walk to each).
		Brooks is one of five houses in the Champaign-Urbana co-operative system, COUCH.
	www.couch.coop /Brooks (484 words)

	CNN.com - Books - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks dies at 83 - December 3, 2000
		Brooks was world renowned for promoting an understanding of fl culture through her poetry while at the same time suggesting inclusiveness is the key to harmony.
		Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949 for her second book of poetry, "Annie Allen." She wrote hundreds of poems and more than 20 books and had been Illinois' poet laureate since 1968.
		Brooks was known as a tireless teacher, promoter and advocate of creative writing in general and poetry in particular.
	www.cnn.com /2000/books/news/12/03/brooks.obit.ap/index.html (785 words)

	Biography & Bibliography
		The African American poet Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born June 7, 1917, to Keziah and David Brooks in Topeka, Kansas.
		When Brooks was at home in her room she often created a world of her own by reading and writing stories and poetry.
		Brooks died at the age of 83 Sunday December 3, 2000.
	www.math.buffalo.edu /~sww/brooks/brooks-biobib.html (1305 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks (Reference)
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born in 1917, the granddaughter of a runaway slave, and grew up in the slums of Chicago.
		Gwendolyn Brooks, at age 33, was the first African-American poet to be so honored.
		In 1968, Brooks was made the Poet Laureate of Illinois, and in 1980 she was honored at the White House by President Jimmy Carter.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /african-americans/award-winners/4686.html (337 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		My Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice can be used as a guide to her published works.
		Although I have not had the opportunity to teach Brooks extensively, students seem taken with identity poems like "The Life of Lincoln West" and the didactic "Ballad of Pearl May Lee," which was Hughes's favorite.
		Brooks was influenced at first by the Harlem Renaissance.
	college.hmco.com /english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/brooks.html (415 words)

	Poet: Gwendolyn Brooks - All poems of Gwendolyn Brooks
		Poet: Gwendolyn Brooks - All poems of Gwendolyn Brooks
		Although she was born on 7 June 1917 in Topeka, Kansas--the first child of David and Keziah Brooks--Gwendolyn Brooks is "a Chicagoan." The family moved to Chicago shortly after her birth, and despite her extensive travels and periods in some of the major universities of the country, she has remained..
		'Sadie and Maud' by Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the poems that I think women all around the world should have the pleasure of reading.
	www.poemhunter.com /gwendolyn-brooks (396 words)

	Museum of American Poetics - Gwendolyn Brooks
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas, on June 7, 1917.
		Brooks was educated in an integrated high school and graduated from Wilson Junior College in 1936.
		Gwendolyn Brooks promoted an understanding of fl culture through her candid, compassionate poetry.
	www.poetspath.com /brooks.html (358 words)

	Gwendolyn Brooks
		Gwendolyn Brooks once said that she wrote about what she saw and heard in the street.
		Yet for all the anger in her writing, Gwendolyn Brooks was considered by many to be a gentle spirit and a very giving person.
		Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas in Nineteen-Seventeen.
	www.voanews.com /specialenglish/Archive/a-2005-03-19-1-1.cfm?textmode=1 (1348 words)

	Amazon.com: Selected Poems (Perennial Classics): Books: Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I once heard Gwendolyn Brooks read over twenty years ago when I was in college, and I still haven't forgotten the sound of her voice, and with it the dawn of my understanding that poetry is half-music, half-language.
		Brooks is also capable of that kind of clarity and brilliance of imagery that you find in the best William Carlos Williams Poems.
		Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the masters of poetry.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060931744?v=glance (1406 words)

	Amazon.com: Blacks: Books: Gwendolyn Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brook's poetry is influenced by the classical literature she studied during her time and she takes that style to the south side of inner city of fl Chicago.
		Brooks is a stylistic virtuoso, proficient with the sonnet, ballad, free verse, and other forms.
		Gwendolyn Brooks is one of my favorite poets and this anthology of her work gives a glimpsing answer to the question 'why?' "Blacks" is a veritae encyclopedia of the America experience written in Brooks' lucid but unsettling style.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0883781050?v=glance (1520 words)

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