Question

In addition to being Illinois’ poet laureate, __________ was also the poetry consultant to the Library of Congress. On the other end of the spectrum is __________, an introvert who led a secluded life.

Brooks, Dickinson
Dickinson, Brooks
Dickinson, Dickinson
Brooks, Brooks

Answer 1

The answer is Brooks, Dickinson.

Gwendolyn Brooks was the Illinois poet laureate and also the poetry consultant to the Library of Congress in 1960's. She was a highly acclaimed and influential African American Poet. She was always in the public eye and most of her work revolved around political feelings of the time.

Emily Dickinson has been termed a hermit or recluse as towards the late 1850's when she composed most of her greatest works of poetry she limited the amount of social visits she allowed and made and had a very small circle of trusted friendships.

Answer 2

Succeeding Carl Sandburg, Brooks was appointed poet laureate of Illinois in 1968 and served until her death in 2000. President John Kennedy invited her to read at a Library of Congress poetry festival in 1962. In 1985 she was appointed poetry consultant to the Library of Congress. Later, Brooks was selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities as the 1994 Jefferson Lecturer, the highest award in the humanities given by the federal government.

According to the stated information, the right answer is:
A. Brooks, Dickinson