";s:4:"text";s:2977:" John was born on April 16 1884, in Alabama, United States. She published her first poem in a children's magazine at age 13. Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet whose works deal with the everyday life of urban blacks. Brooks graduated from Wilson Junior College in Chicago in 1936. As a teen she attended three high schools. Learn about Gwendolyn Brooks: her birthday, what she did before fame, her family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kans. Her parents, for whom she was their first child, were a janitor and school teacher. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born June 7, 1917, the first child of David and Keziah Wims Brooks. She was a much-honored poet, even in her lifetime, with the distinction of being the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. When she was only six years old the family moved to Chicago. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an African-American poet. Gwendolyn Brooks - Biography and Works Gwendolyn Brooks is a Afro-American poet, who has been one of the renowned poets since the mid century. She was the first child of David Anderson Brooks and Keziah (Wims) Brooks. Gwendolyn Brooks ( also known as: Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks), born June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, United States - died December 3, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, United States is an African-American Poet, Writer, Children's writer, College teacher, Editor, Educator, Lecturer, Memoirist, Novelist, Poet laureate . Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, teacher and an author.