I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Gwendolyn Brooks

Poet

— June 7, 1917 • Topeka, Kansas —

Gwendolyn Brooks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Gwendolyn Brooks Marker

Inscription. Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks moved to Chicago at six weeks of age and stayed her whole life. She became a leader in the Black Arts movement. Her life and work were rooted in the poor, African-American communities of Chicago's south side. She wrote ballads and sonnets, lyrical and narrative verse, blues rhythms and unrestricted free verse. Awarded more than 75 honorary university and college degrees, Brooks also gained appointments as Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress and Poet Laureate of Illinois.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Women.

Location. 39° 7.619′ N, 94° 49.377′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. Marker can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1815 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Aaron Douglas (a few steps from this marker); W. Eugene Smith (a few steps from this marker); Robert Merrell Gage (a few steps from this marker); Clarence D. Batchelor

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(a few steps from this marker); John Steuart Curry (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Layton (within shouting distance of this marker); Damon Runyon (within shouting distance of this marker); William Allen White (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . Gwendolyn Brooks on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Gwendolyn Brooks Marker

Marker is located on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Gwendolyn Brooks mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

3. Gwendolyn Brooks mural

Near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.