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Rough Draft part2
... Soak in the palmolive snake oil tonic. The cool stalk of my ebonics on hydroponics. Get stuck in the matrix of my convicts, of hooker phonics. Get high off of my knock off water on the br......
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Jude Herrick
Categories:
ebonics,
art,
Form:
Lyric
Nada To Fear
...I knew a black playwright, cried in his beer Trust me, Langston Hughes had nada to fear My friend wrote ‘too white’ 'King's English,' his plight I advised him, “Take Ebonics, you hear?”......
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Gershon Wolf
Categories:
ebonics,
humor, language, race, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Kleptocracy
... Steal away the idol children Work ‘em to death, give them no pay Carry their cries on a plaintive wind Pilfer their graven image mind Then fill it with empty thoughts of cas......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
ebonics,
perspective, symbolism, truth, word
Form:
Alliteration
Bughuul Man
... He’s the devil in your tormented dreams The shadowy, nightmarish silhouette imp of a thousand horror newscast, who muzzles your petrified screams Keeping those silent eyes glued to the ......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
ebonics,
culture, dark, identity, symbolism,
Form:
Burlesque
Who You Are Is Who You Are
...Who you are is who you are! Who you are is who you are and you should be respected as yourself and because God made you that way so it is who you are you are of value. The things of your......
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Felicia Jefferson-Weaver- Jefferson
Categories:
ebonics,
12th grade, abortion, atheist,
Form:
Personification
Hidden Treasure
...It`s always inspiring to be strong in appearance, Brave to catch up the essentiality of the sun. How marvelous the wind blows to beat the sensations as one. Yes, the pride is deep for BLACK skin t......
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ANDERSON WALKINGSHOES
Categories:
ebonics,
adventure, analogy,
Form:
Classicism
Bent English
... My speech ain’t elegantly refined, my words don’t dress up none too properly Simply cloth words with no aristocratic design, just plain, unassuming ghetto vocalese Though I’m very ......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
ebonics,
culture, spoken word, truth,
Form:
Bio
Hip Hop Saved My Life
...Growing up in care I never had my family by my side I was damaged and lost as a child Hood up to hide my face and I would never smile But Hip Hop saved my life Heard the Marshall Mathers LP whe......
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Alex Duffy
Categories:
ebonics,
dedication, deep, desire, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Jimbo 'N' Jameis
...Whatcha gonna do if’n Famous Jameis goes pro? ‘tain’t nottin ya can do ‘bout it, Coach Jimbo Dontcha know, da freshman Heisman winner’s caught da eye Even da Giants’ Eli ain’t a-rankin’ too high ......
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Carolyn Devonshire
Categories:
ebonics,
football,
Form:
Rhyme
Shawty Got Swag
...$hawty Got $wag Shawty got swag, Shawty mad dope. Face all cheesin’, She real turned up. Goin’ to da club, She steppin' wit her peeps, Lookin’ so ratchet, Sh......
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Pandita Sietesantos
Categories:
ebonics,
character, fun, girl, hip
Form:
Free verse
Swagger Daggers---Hooked On Ebonics, Vol 1
...*written for Verlena's Contest "EBONICS, Let's Do Some Slang" SHAWTY, Yir' boy fin' ta' told ya' bout some lessons in what the Man call Ebonics. Cus' I gots' this! Like the young fellow nam......
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Jslambert Mister Roboto
Categories:
ebonics,
africa, america, basketball, crazy,
Form:
Free verse
Ebony and Phonics
...Ebony and Phonics Talkin’ Jive, slippin’ inta the ethnic eccentricities of survival, hip-hop, rap, the blues, Ebonics. Ebonics, the melding of Ebony and Phonics into a language that could b......
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John Lawless
Categories:
ebonics,
language, slavery, prejudice,
Form:
Free verse
Ebonics, Lets Do Some Slang
...Ebonics, Lets Do Some Slang I knows I'se yo' life a' chillin' yo' bro's gamin' da ladies and spillin' Dat blod on dez streets bout' town sit yo' nappy azz rite on down! Lak I'se yo' bes' f......
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Robert Lindley
Categories:
ebonics,
change, creation, culture, fun,
Form:
Rhyme
Ebonification Education
...Some sez m a loss caz, I contain ta many flaz Just becaz m not subjec to ya lawz. Lizen t ma speech, m hear ta preach Ma wordz, well byond ya reach Wot ya hearan iz more than a screech U tink ya to......
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Richard Lamoureux
Categories:
ebonics,
discrimination, emotions, feelings, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
Ebonics
...These the kinda words not used by folk in college. I hope I'm ebonically correct, when I skool you in Street knowledge. 4gt the spelling just take your mind to the projects. Wea we can stand ......
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Shakeirra Freeman
Categories:
ebonics,
cool, fun,
Form:
Free verse
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