Best Black African American Poems
Below are the all-time best Black African American poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of black african american poems written by PoetrySoup members
Stars and Those With Stripes"America First",
is the worst.
Should not thinking of others,
be your thirst?
Those who are selfish,
end up being cursed!
Soon they'll be last,
instead of first.
Who among you,
prefers guns and...
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Categories:
black african american, class,
Form:
Political Verse
Shattering Rose Coloured GlassesUncomplicated me
I thought I was colour blind
free thinking and kind
with an evolved mind
Loving and accepting
of the ones I find
Yet my blindness
Is that of...
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Categories:
betrayal, black african american,
Form:
Political Verse
Black Poetry DayMy black is majestic my black is smooth
Even when I was banished from public pool
Even if I was portrayed black face fool
I was a raven...
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Categories:
appreciation, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
Who Am II am the ring around Saturn
spinning words as particles of ice and dust
with the power to transcend
I am the original chosen to be right here...
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Categories:
black african american, faith,
Form:
Verse
Each Day Takes Its TurnStanding firm
we live
we give
we take
we learn
we strive to make sure
each day enlightens us
and brightens us
even as light fades...
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Categories:
black african american, day,
Form:
Carpe Diem
Sweetest Love NoteOne night a guy & a girl were
driving home from the movies. The
boy sensed there was
something wrong because of the painful
silence they shared between them
that...
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Categories:
black african american, death,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
black african american, dedication,
Form:
Free verse
The Lady of the HouseIt’s siesta, yet one can hear from the second floor of the house the animated sharing of juicy news some visitors have brought to the...
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Categories:
black african american, abuse, analogy, black african
Form:
Haibun
Categories:
black african american, africa, america, black african
Form:
Monorhyme
Can WeBe quiet quiet quiet
Shush shush shush
We’ve spoken too much
We haven’t listened enough
Black men and women
It’s not easy to be brave
Oppression and inequality
make you...
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Categories:
black african american, america, angst, black african
Form:
Lyric
This Beautiful Brown Eyed BoyHe was skipping along, swinging his arms and laughing
At what I don't know.
His grandmother, lagging a few steps behind, was laughing at him I suppose.
And...
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Categories:
black african american, boy,
Form:
Narrative
Plenty of TimeWe grasp shadows flow over magenta light
in the crystal trails of tourmaline
yes, both...
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Categories:
appreciation, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
A Slave's CryStranded in this place
I cannot recognize
Abandoned and lonely
No one hears my cries
AS i walk through this wasteland
Of wilderness and desolation
I am consumed with anguish
I walk...
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Categories:
black african american, abuse, angst, black african
Form:
Prose Poetry
Granny Panty Annie, the TrannyLemme tell ya' about a
*ding-bat skit-zo
bee-hotch* tranny
named Annie...
I met her one night
under disco lights
up at Candies
She was
starin' at me
grittin' her teeth
aimin'...
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Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Narrative
Rise UpRise Up
Rise up to the blessing of another day.
To all that awaits you this moment.
To all that will challenge you and enlighten you.
Rise up...
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Categories:
black african american, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form:
Free verse