Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Gwendolyn Brooks was known as "Gwendie" to her close family and friends. Who doesn't love a good nickname! (Source.)
Brooks wrote more than poetry. In fact, she published six books of prose. (Source.)
Brooks spent her early married years living in a kitchenette building herself. (Source.)
Brooks published her first poem, "Eventide," at the young age of thirteen. (Source.)