Happy 104th Birthday Gwendolyn Brooks

Waldina

English - June 07, 2021 15:22 - 7 minutes - 3.21 MB
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Today is the 104th birthday of the poet Gwendolyn Brooks. She is the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. Her work is incredible. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/06/07/happy-104th-birthday-gwendolyn-brooks/

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