African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize, Gwendolyn Brooks is an inspirational artist who has set the path for other black artists. She focused on the lives of regular black citizens and the struggles they endure on a regular basis, educating those of the culture of black Americans. Gwendolyn Brooks’ poems were influential in depicting the issues of the era in the African American community. Born on June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, Brooks moved at an early age to Chicago Illinois. Here,
Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks was an outstanding poet through her hard work, amazing talent, and intelligence. Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 7, 1917. When she was only six weeks old, her family moved to Chicago as part of the Great Migration. Her very close friends and family called her Gwendie. That was her childhood nickname amongst them. Mrs. Brooks attended three different high schools during her childhood, the integrated Hyde Park High School, the all-black Wendell
The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Throughout the history of our nation African Americans have had the injustice of having to undergo cruel and harsh treatment. Author and poet Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks advocates the awareness of these cruel happenings through her many literary works. Through these works Brooks describes the racial prejudice blacks were forced to endure. She also illustrates the struggle they faced in daily life and elaborates on the societal growth that African Americans have had as
Jessie Norman April 28, 2015 English 330 Dr. Little-Sweat Sharon Olds Research Paper Sharon Olds was born in San Francisco on November 19, 1942. She earned a BA at Stanford University and a PhD at Columbia University. Sharon Olds didn’t have an easy childhood. Her father was abusive and an alcoholic. As a child she remembers very vivid memories of being tied to a chair for hours by her father. Sharon Old’s mother apologized to her years later for the terrible childhood that Sharon had to grow up