Dec 30, 2009
The parents of Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, a janitor and schoolteacher, encouraged the young girl’s literary gifts and provided a loving home and an excellent education for her and her younger brother. As a high school student, Brooks received advice from African American poets James Weldon Johnson and Langston Hughes. After attending Wilson Junior College, she studied poetic technique...
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