THE LIFE OF THE AMAZING GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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THE LIFE OF THE AMAZING GWENDOLYN BROOKS

GWENDOLYN BROOKS

“WE REAL COOL” THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL. We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.

HER EARLY LIFE… -Born in Topeka, Kansas in 1917 -When 1 month old, her family moved to Chicago

THE MOVE TO CHICAGO By the age of 11, she complied a notebook of rhymed poetry At 13, she published a poem in a popular children's magazine called American Childhood. When 16, she met James Weldon Johnson and Langston Hughes

A YOUNG POET IN THE MAKING…

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Bronzeville Boundaries: 22nd-43rd State-Cottage Grove http://www.5min.com/Video/Bronzeville---Chicago-Illinois-23297492#src=rss

Gwendolyn Brooks’ Presence in Bronzeville She initially lived on Champlain with her family After she married Henry Lowington Blakely II when 21- years- old with whom she had 2 children, she lived in a kitchenette apartment on 43rd and South Park

HIGH SCHOOL YEARS http://www.hydeparkcps.org/ Her first H.S. experience was at Hyde Park High School, an all-white school on the Southside http://www.teamenglewood.org/ She then transferred to Wendall Phillips, a predominantly black high school, which broadened her racial perspective

COLLEGE LIFE http://kennedyking.ccc.edu/ She graduated from Wilson Junior College, now called Kennedy-King City College in 1936

EARLY NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS-A STREET IN BRONZEVILLE Was published in 1945 Featured poetry about typical Bronzevillians and their lives

Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer Prize After receiving much critical acclaim for her first book, she wrote a second book, Annie Allen, in 1949, for which she earned a Pulitzer Prize It was particularly notable because she was the first African-American poet to win this prize

“SUMMING IT ALL UP” She leaves behind more than 20 books She has written hundreds of poems ILLINOIS Poet Laureate from 1968-2000

In her own words… "I've always thought of myself as a reporter.“ "Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop?“ “We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”

Also interesting…FUN FACTS .

Her life’s end She died on December 3, 2000 from stomach cancer

Her LEGACY In 2001, our school changed its name from Southside College Preparatory Academy to Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy http://brookscollegeprep.org/ A Middle School also made her its namesake, and it is located in Oak Park, IL http://local.yahoo.com/info-17260778-gwendolyn-brooks-middle-school-oak-park

Bibliography It’s coming, it’s coming! I will finish writing one and give you the printed copy, which will be MLA-compliant You are allowed to use only Internet websites for all of your research should you choose.