Nora Brooks Blakely Explained

Nora Brooks Blakely
Birth Date:	8 September 1951
Parents:	Gwendolyn Brooks
Occupation:	author

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

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]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Rhynes. Martha E.. Gwendolyn Brooks : poet from Chicago. registration. 2003. Morgan Reynolds Pub.. Greensboro, N.C.. 9781931798051. 1st. 50.
2. Web site: Brooks Permissions. Brooks Permissions. en. 2018-01-16.
3. Web site: LIT 50 2017. 25 May 2017. Newcity Lit.
4. Web site: Nora Brooks Blakely. IMDb.
5. Web site: 100 to perform for 100th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks' birth. Nara. Schoenberg.
6. Web site: Third World Press Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Continuous Publishing. 27 September 2017.
7. Web site: Henry Blakely, 79, `Poet Of 63d Street'.