Poet
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first Black author to win a Pulitzer Prize, in 1950, for poems about ordinary life on Chicago's South Side.
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
- Born
- 1917-06-07, Topeka, Kansas, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2000-12-03, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Sunday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1917-06-07, Topeka, Kansas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 15°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 27°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 25°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 23°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 2°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 3°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2000-12-03, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 11°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 7°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 24°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 18°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 26°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 17°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 4°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 12°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gwendolyn Brooks was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.