Brooks, Gwendolyn Author

Gwendolyn Brooks is a celebrated American literary figure and poet, who was the first African-American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Her books provide profound insight into the struggles of her identity as a black woman in America. Her work reveals an unwavering voice that speaks of humanity, compassion, and struggles for justice and civil rights. Her books paint a vivid picture of life during the mid-20th century full of varying emotions from hope to despair. She also wrote brilliantly about race, gender, and social issues such as poverty and urban culture, something that affected her personally. Brooks is an important part of the written canon, contributing books that are still widely read and praised today.