Gwendolyn
Americannoun
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However, Van Der Beek himself ended up building what would become the couple’s favorite piece: a wooden daybed that he designed not long after they welcomed their fifth child, Gwendolyn, in 2018.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Another resident, 96-year-old Gwendolyn Higgs, was similarly exasperated.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024
Woods, who is based in Chicago, said she felt resonance between Gwendolyn Brooks’s street-level feel for that city and Coleman’s Los Angeles.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
“Where can I find books on Frost and Gwendolyn Brooks and Countee Cullen and Dickinson?”
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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