Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet
20th century
American poet, the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1950), known for poems about everyday Black life in Chicago.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Her use of character names to convey personality and social position in compact verse forms provides a point of comparison for Taylor's naming strategies across the catalogue.
Notable Works
- Sadie and Maud, We Real Cool, A Street in Bronzeville, Annie Allen