Best Dubois Poems
Below are the all-time best Dubois poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of dubois poems written by PoetrySoup members
W. E. B. Dubois (From Pages)Martin,
Not the German patrician, his vision was a stair
But our own peaceful prince
Well he invoked you
And not by calling Samuel back from the dead
He invoked...
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Categories:
dubois, history, peopleme,
Form:
Free verse
Home of the SlavesLand of the free
Home of the slaves
The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate
Amongst the soil where they were slain
I’m hearing their struggle
I’m feeling...
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Categories:
dubois, allegory, black african american,
Form:
Verse
Tell the StoriesZora Neal saw that Their Eyes Were Watching God, when
Toni Morrison heard The Song of Solomon, and
James Baldwin Told It on the Mountain, while
W.E.B. DuBois...
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Categories:
dubois, bird, peace, song, sun,
Form:
Didactic
The Spirit of a SlaveWhere did all those black people go in Black History such as W.E.B Dubois,
George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth,and many more that came before.
...
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Categories:
dubois, baptism, bereavement, black african
Form:
Free verse
Let's Lead the WayOver 200 years of oppression
Now days are we paying for our transgressions
Doing slavery we used our bravery
Breaking the chains doing the inhumane suffering and pain
While...
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Categories:
dubois, black african american, history,
Form:
Rhyme
Forgive Us, Dr KingYou died for our equal treatment, and we demand "affirmative action."
You died for integration, and we justify segregation when we throw public brawls and destroy...
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Categories:
dubois, africa, betrayal, black african
Form:
Epic
Wisdom's Marching CouncilI know you invited the Brothers to side-line along,
but only if we are here to listen;
Don't speak.
Yet I may have credential for qualifying voice.
For I,...
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Categories:
dubois, deep, health, poverty, race,
Form:
Political Verse
For Spacious TimeI need some natural,
organic,
spacious kinda time.
Where is nature in this time,
my time,
our time?
Perhaps nature is to time
as solid forms are to flowing recreation,
as body solidarity...
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Categories:
dubois, culture, love, music, race,
Form:
Free verse
Love - a Human EmotionTo find true love is such a thrill
Your heart pounds hard against your will
Glowing eyes and loving smile
Make you believe it’s all worthwhile
Apart for long...
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Categories:
dubois, friendship, hope, inspirational, life,
Form:
Rhyme
C'Est La VieLate 80s, Quebec, Ville de Lasalle,
A piece of my life, a piece of me,
I left behind; Fait accompli.
What I miss most? Je ne sais...
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Categories:
dubois, childhood, life, people, places,
Form:
Sonnet
The Darkest MomentThe world is bleak the world is dark
There is no spark left in my life
A worthless journey with worthless goals
Made up with years of empty...
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Categories:
dubois, confusion, death, depression, fear,
Form:
Rhyme
The Final SleepA petal falls as morning dawns
flutters and sways gently aground
a light breeze may carry it away
before nature finalizes decay
the golden rose from whence it came
stands...
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Categories:
dubois, death, fantasy, hope, imagination,
Form:
Rhyme
Whatever I Am, I Just AcceptAmongst the countless grains of sand
I sit and gather some in hand
A moonless sky is up tonight
Glittering stars with all their might
The grains of sands...
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Categories:
dubois, confusion, devotion, faith, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
dubois, daughter, death, father, father,
Form:
Rhyme
Moments of TimeThere is an endless sea that engulfs all dreams
There is a land of sand that has no time
There is a sun that glows and a...
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Categories:
dubois, life, nature, space, time,
Form:
Rhyme