American Poems | Examples of American Poetry

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List of American Poems

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	A REQUIEM FOR HANDS FREE AT LAST	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, discrimination, metaphor, violence,
	of unjust harvest	lowe, millard	Free verse	american, death, discrimination, grief,
	water trumpet	lowe, millard	Free verse	american, metaphor, nature, ocean,
	Garbage and Trash	Secrease, Rita	Free verse	american, conflict, mother, women,
	The New Griots--Pouring Down Raining Words	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, imagery, metaphor, poets,
	May They live on	Timperley, Dave	Rhyme	american,
	Walking Towards Tomorrow	Smith, Darlene	Free verse	american, peace, prayer, spiritual,
	Leader	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, gospel, jesus, jewish,
	Father	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, jesus, jewish, love,
	Mud	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, father, racism,
	The dry bed of old Birch Creek	Jung, Andrew	Lyric	american,
	FREEDOM LONG WALK	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american, depression,
	BE PROUD OF YOUR RACES	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	Broken Toys	fields, verlecia	Bio	american, boyfriend, crush, heartbreak,
	helps, not on its way	fields, verlecia	Bio	american, celebrity, international,
	No Justice on Stolen Land	Taylor, Kevin	List	american, philosophy, remember,
	Tomorrow Is Another Day	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, child, for kids,
	They Once Lived Here	Haight, Sandra	Quatrain	american, surreal,
	for a few lovers more	hansen, jan oskar	Bio	american,
	Waves of Opal Nights	Howard, Darius	Free verse	american, death, deep, hope,
	Storm Dancer	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme royal	american, pride, spiritual, storm,
	Ode to India	Singh, Nikhil	Lyric	american, cancer, chocolate, death,
	Why I write poetry	Warlov, Robert	Didactic	american, religion, science,
	Shakurspeare	wisdom, uriel	Free verse	american, wisdom,
	The Last Supper of Hope	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, conflict, grief, hope,
	sexy	Green, Alicia	Ballad	american, cheer up, dream,
	Sage Saga Of A Home On A Hill	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, family, home, pride,
	THE VISIT	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, child, grief, imagery,
	Pushing Up Hope	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, encouraging, evil, inspirational,
	Prisoner In W'hole	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	american, corruption, death, grief,
	Just Moseying Along	lowe, millard	Alliteration	american, discrimination, freedom, metaphor,
	Untitled	Jenkins, Kadeem	Free verse	american, depression, happiness, introspection,
	In the Midst of Chaos, There Must be Peace	Howard, Darius	Light Poetry	american, change, feelings, inspiration,
	HISTORY OF BLACKS RIGHT	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	An American Project	johnson, curtis	Couplet	american, change, chicago, gospel,
	Proud of My Skin	Johnson, Tyrone C.	Free verse	american, culture, discrimination, freedom,
	Unfinished Road	Warlov, Robert	Alliteration	american, spiritual, surreal,
	THE STATE OF OSTRACISM	Walker , Verlena S.	Dramatic Verse	american, grandparents, ireland, native
	THE RIGHT TO VOTE	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	John Spotted Horse and the Witch	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	The Coming Of The Day	Smith, Darlene	Chant Royal	american, philosophy, prayer, spiritual,
	The Sage Burner	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	Leonard	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	The Crow	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	The Long Hair	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	Tom Two Guns	Baldwin, Trace	Free verse	american,
	Dust	Baldwin, Trace	Blank verse	american,
	REVOLUTION	Attadzeh, Xorla	Free verse	american,
	MLK	Thompson, Janis	Free verse	american, death,
	THE HEART OF A VOLUNTEER	Bassey, Emmanuel	Blank verse	american, character, community, environment,
	MONEY,THE BLACKGOLD	RASHEED, AJAYI	Dramatic monologue	american, feelings,
	Praying For Those Who Are Lost	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	american, prayer,
	A Message To Black Men	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, heaven, jesus, jewish,
	QI time	Pattison, Alan	Quatrain	american, culture, life,
	We The Colored	Ploderer, Noah	ABC	american, color, discrimination, encouraging,
	OUR BOSOM	Attadzeh, Xorla	Quatrain	american,
	weary soul	combs, damont	Carpe Diem	american, celebration, tribute, write,
	My Deepest Prayer	Kimathi, Teddy	Free verse	american, prayer, thanksgiving,
	Dance, Dance	sikazwe, gerry	ABC	american,
	A letter from ME	Moore, Michael Hawk	Free verse	american, conflict, inspiration,
	NOW	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	STILL GOT LONG WAY TO GO	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	Repairing The Web Of Life	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	american, together, world,
	My Native Land	Wings, Broken	Verse	american,
	I am	Divine, Killumini	Free verse	american, change, confidence, deep,
	God Is	Ani, Karega	Free verse	american, blessing, character, deep,
	Rite Of Passage	Parise, Rick	Verse	american, spiritual,
	Lead	Roberson, Alex	Free verse	american, death, life, psychological,
	TransCultural Racing Lessons	Dillenbeck, Gerald	Prose Poetry	american, culture, health, history,
	Rosewood	Dietrich, Andrea	Quatern	american, truth,
	Diamonds Are Forever	Kent, Ronald	Rhyme	american,
	MIND POWER	WAWERU, DAVID	Personification	american, dream, imagination, inspirational,
	Red Summer	the Bard, Jali	Free verse	american, death, peace, political,
	Black Diamond Child	Thompson, Janis	Couplet	american, child, destiny,
	LONG FREEDOM WALK	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	american,
	There's a War In Our Streets	johnson, karen	Free verse	american, meaningful,
	Swirls	Garcia, Phillip	Sonnet	american, lust, race,
	Black gold	grant , James	Free verse	american, deep, women,
	IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD	johnson, karen	I do not know?	american, courage, deep, funny,
	POEM 44 PLEASE SAY	Wells, Jerry	Prose Poetry	american, blessing,
	POEM 43 YOU ARE SOME ONE SPECIAL	Wells, Jerry	Prose Poetry	american, blessing,
	POEM 42 MY HEART IS EMPTY	Wells, Jerry	Prose Poetry	american, blessing,
	Priceless	Green, Alicia	Dramatic Verse	american, courage, hurt, inspiration,
	Walk a Mile in My Shoes	Dye, Carolyn	Light Poetry	american,
	Black People	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, god, jesus, jewish,
	Poor Education	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, education, racism,
	Philosophy of Education	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american,
	White Pride	Lewis, TS	Free verse	american, slavery, society,
	I come from the Belly of an icon- tribute to Maya Angelou	Zungu, Bongani	Free verse	american, blessing, child abuse,
	A Rumination Appertaining Unity	Ani, Karega	Free verse	american, community, how i
	Ardor	Ani, Karega	Free verse	american, community, confidence, freedom,
	Mourning Commute	Ani, Karega	Free verse	american, city, depression, how
	What is the altetnative	nelson, louise	Dramatic monologue	american, humanity, love, racism,
	The Faces We See	Osman, Leeban	Free verse	american, city,
	DEAR AMERICA	nelson, louise	Dramatic monologue	american, encouraging,
	Indian Presence	Wanter, Sunlite	Imagism	american,
	The Enlightenment	Trimmingham Ratliff, Sonia	Blank verse	american, change, emotions,
	Gomorrah	Johnson, E.L.	Free verse	american, gender, jesus, jewish,
	To be Black is a Crime in America	Levy, Barry	Verse	american, corruption, political, racism,
	A Dirge For Harambe	In Heaven, Harambe	Free verse	american, death, murder,