Brooks publishes her first poem “Eventide” in the American Childhood magazine.Īs a Black woman poet-activist, Brooks also exemplified what it meant to balance womanhood, motherhood, and art. Gwendolyn Brooks begins submitting her poetry for publication. Gwendolyn Brooks is born in Topeka, Kansas. What are Gwendolyn Brooks key life events?
Did Gwendolyn Brooks live in Bronzeville?įrom the age of two until she graduated from college, Brooks lived a few blocks north of the heart of Depression-era Bronzeville: the intersection of 47th Street and South Park Way (now Dr.
