BROOKS, Gwendolyn Selected Poems New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Price: $20.00 Softcover. Later printing. Very good in pictorial stiff paper wrappers with rubs along the extremities. Item #167355 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Gwendolyn Brooks birth name: Gwendolyn Brooks born: 6/7/1917 died: 12/3/2000 View Reference Info Biography American poet whose works deal with the everyday life of urban blacks. She was the first black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize (1949). - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore Collecting tips: We also offer a comprehensive Gwendolyn Brooks Bibliography and Price Guide.more