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Anne Ridler

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Writer and poet Anne Ridler was born in Rugby, England, in 1912. She gained a diploma in journalism from King's College London, England, and worked at Faber and Faber between 1935 and 1940. Her first book, 'Poems,' was published in 1939.

Ridler, Anne

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Elizabeth Jennings

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Poet Elizabeth Jennings was born in Boston, England, in 1926. She studied English at St Anne's College, Oxford, England, and worked for eight years at Oxford City Library. Her first book was published in 1953.

Jennings, Elizabeth

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Gwendolyn Brooks

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Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, KS, in 1917. Her first book, 'A Street in Bronzeville,' was published in 1945. In 1950, she became the first black poet to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Brooks, Gwendolyn

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