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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
nubian vibration sweet and natural	King, Marty	Free verse	beautiful, black african american,
PSALM 2: FOR MY CHILDREN	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	allegory, black african american,
PSALM 1: FOR MY CHILDREN	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	allegory, black african american,
Long ago, black and white	Mojahed, Kasra	Rhyme	africa, angel, beauty, bible,
Gold Lust	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	history, native american,
darkmight	orozco, acml	I do not know?	abuse, allah, arabic, art,
ASHAMED	Cries, Street	Lyric	anxiety, appreciation, black african
SAME BOAT	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	black african american,
Field Of Compromise	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	friendship, native american, peace,
One Day When I Am Old	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	heart, native american, old,
My little star	Toyekoyah, Eire	Epitaph	baby, feelings, love, native
Sweet Bye and Bye	Lewis, TS	Free verse	black african american, easter,
as fair as fair	foster, derrick	Free verse	black african american, conflict,
Chocolate Swirl	baucum, keith	Free verse	black african american, love,
Memories of Me	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	child, girl, memory, native
IF ONLY TEARS COULD HEAL	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	abuse, black african american,
PUT AWAY FEARS	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, black african american,
STOP THINKING BLACK	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, black african american,
SLIDING FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	america, anniversary, birthday, black
that Camille Appeal	foster, derrick	Free verse	art, best friend, black
FOR THE NEW TORCH BEARERS	lowe, millard	Sonnet	america, anniversary, black african
May Your Day Be Enough	Smith, Darlene	Free verse	blessing, day, encouraging, inspiration,
Blood on the Leaves	McMillan, Keorie	Rhyme	africa, bio, black african
Black History Month	Wilson, Sandra Dee	Enclosed Rhyme	betrayal, black african american,
The Elders Say	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	native american,
IN THE STILL OF NIGHT	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, inspirational,
ANCHORED SOULS	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, people,
Black Bird	Jordan, Ken	Rhyme	black african american,
I Tell You Now	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	appreciation, friendship, love, native
Peaceful Waters	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	native american, nature, spiritual,
Black Period	Macklin, William	Free verse	allegory, black african american,
Guilty Bean	Macklin, William	Free verse	allusion, black african american,
Black	JONES, KIRK	I do not know?	africa, america, anger, beauty,
I've Been Thinking About Buying A Gun	Macklin, William	Free verse	black african american, city,
As You Are Leaving	Macklin, William	Free verse	absence, black african american,
Henry Washington	Fox, Nigel	Free verse	black african american,
WHEN JUSTICE TOOK A HOLIDAY	lowe, millard	Sonnet	america, anger, black african
BLACK MADONNAS	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, mother,
SELF PORTRAIT	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	art, black african american,
FOR THOSE WHO ALSO SACRIFICED	lowe, millard	Elegy	black african american, emotions,
ONLY THE DREAMER DIES	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, dream,
BORN AGAIN	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	africa, america, birth, black
WALK AND TALK LIKE A MAN	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	absence, adventure, black african
OUR STORY IS YET TO BE TOLD	lowe, millard	Sonnet	africa, america, black african
ON THE BREAK OF A NEW DAWN	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, hope,
DREAMING HOME	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	africa, black african american,
WAITING IN LIMBO	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	black african american, emotions,
ONLY A DREAM	Latimer, Kenneth	ABC	absence, america, angel, appreciation,
Your Day Has Arrived	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	native american,
Dear Next Generation	Smith, Darlene	Free verse	native american,
United Sisterhood	Smith, Darlene	Free verse	native american,
Dream Visit	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	grief, native american, romance,
They Call It Wounded Knee	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	america, death, history, native
In Silence	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	native american,
I Go To Pray	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	native american,
I Come From	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	native american,
We Are Still Walking The Trail Of Tears	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	history, native american, war,
SHATTERING THE SHACKLES	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	america, black african american,
ON THE WAVES OF LOST MEMORIES	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	america, black african american,
tardis	foster, derrick	Free verse	black african american, dance,
ON THE TAIL WINDS OF DREAMS	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	america, black african american,
APROPOS THE WORD	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	beautiful, black african american,
LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATERS	lowe, millard	Free verse	africa, black african american,
FROM DREAMS OF DREAMS OF THE SEA AND ME	lowe, millard	Alliteration	black african american, dream,
DON'T BE BOUGHT	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, birth, black african
Subway Poem	Anish, Matthew	Free verse	black african american, jewish,
Step in my shoes	Binford, Amber	Free verse	analogy, black african american,
BEST DAYS AHEAD	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, black african american,
DON'T MOURN ME YET	lowe, millard	Rhyme	black african american, children,
DON'T MOURN ME YET	lowe, millard	Rhyme	black african american, children,
AND ON THAT DAY	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	africa, appreciation, black african
Road to hell	Kate, Just	Lyric	black african american, emotions,
Nautdah	Masonis, William	Free verse	history, identity, loss, memory,
THIS BLACK WHITE THING GOT STOP	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	anger, black african american,
Kwanzaa	Ben, Su	Verse	black african american, hope,
Taking A Stand	Horton, Natasha	Suzette Prime	baptism, beautiful, beauty, bible,
Unity	Bansal, Aashima	ABC	absence, angel, anger, anxiety,
LOOK AHEAD NOT BACK	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	allusion, black african american,
THE LORDS IN THE GAME	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, black african american,
The Civic Duty	Kelly, Matthew	Couplet	black african american, corruption,
DON'T FORGET THOSES WHO DIED FOR US	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	abuse, anger, black african
CLIVE RIGHTS LIVES	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, black african american,
I'd rather you natural	Taye, Tilahun	I do not know?	appreciation, beauty, black african
Speak Street	Collins, Darrell	Sonnet	black african american, care,
All Eyes Are On Me	Black, Dana	Ballad	black african american, discrimination,
MY FATHER	Rogers, VALERIE BROOKLYN	Free verse	absence, black african american,
I CAN'T BREATHE	Moore, Michael Hawk	Enclosed Rhyme	black african american, conflict,
Next in Line	Stan, Remi	Free verse	black african american, discrimination,
THE STRUGGLE OF OHIKU	Aroke, Paschal	Rhyme	black african american,
Michael Brown	Pickens , Jesse	Free verse	betrayal, black african american,
The Day Color Disappeared	Pickens , Jesse	Free verse	betrayal, black african american,
All Lives Matter	Binford, Amber	I do not know?	abuse, allusion, america, betrayal,
I can't breathe	aiken, trina	Free verse	black african american, deep,
That's what you lack	Mojahed, Kasra	Rhyme	africa, anti bullying, black
Sugar Coated	Palmer , Melanie	Rhyme	black african american, emotions,
My Hero	McMillan, Keorie	Lyric	africa, black african american,
ITS RAINING - FOR FERGUSON	Poshiwa, Herzel	Free verse	america, black african american,
W I S H O P E	MASEKANE, NAKAMPE	Ballad	birthday, black african american,
DEAR POETRY	Cries, Street	Lyric	addiction, adventure, africa, art,
I Got Next	Borgo, Louis	Free verse	black african american, environment,

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