Nora Brooks Blakely
Nora Brooks Blakely | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1951 |
| Occupation | author |
| Parent | Gwendolyn Brooks |
Nora Brooks Blakely (born September 8, 1951)[1] is a literary editor and agent. She is the president of Brooks Permissions,[2] a permissions firm that manages the use of literary works by Gwendolyn Brooks and other authors.[3]
She has made public appearances and appeared in documentaries related to Chicago's literary scene, especially the Black Arts movement which grew out of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.[4][5][6]
Personal life[edit]
She is the daughter of poet Gwendolyn Brooks and her husband, Henry Lowington Blakely Jr., who was known as "the Poet of 63rd Street".[3][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Rhynes, Martha E. (2003). Gwendolyn Brooks : poet from Chicago (1st ed.). Greensboro, N.C.: Morgan Reynolds Pub. p. 50. ISBN 9781931798051.
- ^ "Brooks Permissions". Brooks Permissions. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ a b "LIT 50 2017". Newcity Lit. 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Nora Brooks Blakely". IMDb.
- ^ Schoenberg, Nara. "100 to perform for 100th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks' birth".
- ^ "Third World Press Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Continuous Publishing". 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Henry Blakely, 79, `Poet Of 63d Street'".