Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks was an African-American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community.

She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen making her the first African American to receive the Pulitzer.

Date of birth:
7th June, 1917
Date of death:
3rd December, 2000
"Poetry is life distilled."
― Gwendolyn Brooks
Topic(s): Poetry
"When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water."
― Gwendolyn Brooks
Topic(s): Love
"A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers."
― Gwendolyn Brooks
Topic(s): Education
"Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home."
― Gwendolyn Brooks
Topic(s): Art

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