Gwendolyn Brooks: Still ‘Real Cool’ at 100
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Today's poets are finding creative ways to remember her.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet also served as the state's poet laureate from 1968 until her death in 2000. Today's poets are finding creative ways to remember her.
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Gwendolyn Brooks: Still ‘Real Cool’ at 100
Clip: 8/8/2017 | 5m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet also served as the state's poet laureate from 1968 until her death in 2000. Today's poets are finding creative ways to remember her.
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