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Gwendolyn Brooks
This famous African American poet published her first book of poetry in the year 1945, which was named as A Street in Bronzeville. She also won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry for her second book of poems – Annie Allen. Her writing career took off in the year 1962 when she was invited by John F. Kennedy to read at a poetry festival the same year. In 1968, she was made the Poet Laureate of Illinois. She was also the recipient of many more prestigious awards.
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