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Take out the Landry
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arthur vaso
| Free verse |
racism, evil, funeral, hate, november,
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Avoiding the Elitist Within
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Gerald Dillenbeck
| Political Verse |
racism, culture, health, history, integrity,
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surrounded by stupidity
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Amaris Vazquez
| Rhyme |
america, identity, racism, society,
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The Amistad Mutiny
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Dennis Spilchuk
| Verse |
africa, america, history, racism,
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Dream restriction
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JP Thomas
| Rhyme |
racism, abuse, africa, beach, dream,
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Oscar-ku 40 -In the Heat of the Night
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Mark Toney
| Haiku |
racism, conflict, courage, murder, race,
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When Stockton Cried No Pasaran
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Steve Sant
| Political Verse |
conflict, march, prejudice, racism,
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Hateful Exit
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Light Verse |
humorous, parody, racism, wisdom,
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White Privilege
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Gerald Dillenbeck
| Political Verse |
racism, green, hate, health, love,
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Deliverance and Salvation
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Michael Thomas
| Free verse |
racism, anger, anxiety, blessing, blue,
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My 9-Line Life, 5 To 17
by curtis johnson
Born the fourth child in a four-room brick house on a large farm in northern Mississippi where cotton was king and hard cheap labor was...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
america, childhood, poverty, racism,
We have same world together
by richard nnoli
we have same world together
I wish they understand
I wish they know
I wish our people could
be human in there eyes
cos they have bestowed
affliction
and...
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Epic |
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Categories:
racism, abuse, africa, corruption, humanity,
Let the kids play
by fauxcroft wade
Kids in the park at play
They do not judge in anyway
They don't distinguish
By race, colour or faith
All they want is just to play
And have some...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
racism, change, innocence, inspirational, kid,
FAKE King Harry Kane
by matthew harris
("FAKE") King Harry Kane...
also unknown as (D. Lucian Null)
Sprung from the best
over active imagination damnedest
confection of this fictitious
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Dramatic Verse |
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Categories:
racism, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Yet She Smiled
by Khalid Khan
She was soft and the winter snow
was out learning good deeds as we know.
Imprisonment or the dead penalty
nothing can affect the inner cruelty.
She was broken...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
racism, aubade, dark, daughter, death,
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXIV and LXV
by T Wignesan
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXIV - LXV
NOTE (facts to bear in mind while reading) : Under the French Penal Code, harm done...
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
racism, allegory, anti bullying, corruption,
Synagogue Of Satan
by edward johnson
Lord a Rabbi said Africans
have no culture
Does he not know his religion
is an African religion
Synagogue Of Satan...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
racism, america, bible, black african
The Snow Angel
by Rico Leffanta
A Mormon in Salt Lake City
Was white as the snow and pretty
Bit it was her luck
To meet a young buck
More skilled in the nitty-gritty
So God...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
racism, angel, culture, discrimination, god,
SoulQueen Questions
by Gerald Dillenbeck
Are your customers
your students,
your patients and clients,
your constituents,
cash cows
and potentially bullish runaway viral markets?
Or cherished neighbors
and healthy allies?
Asked the newly retired Queen of Soul.
Are your...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
racism, caregiving, culture, health, integrity,
GHOST OF EMMITT TILL SPEAKS
by Jack Peachum
d. Aug. 28, 1955
My name is Emmett Till—and, no, I will not go away—I will not!
It was long ago and far away— but not so...
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
racism, black african american, death,
Colors
by Mark Massey
~The purest tint is but a canvas bare
in wait of rapture from a master's brush,
for all the pigments from the palette share
in textured beauty as...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
racism,
Racists Would Have Been Logical
by Adeleke Adeite
The most precious thing is breath;
It's the wall between life and death.
A universal and unifying energy
that gives mortal bodies synergy.
More than a mixture of elements,
It...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
racism, anti bullying, identity, inspiration,
Unwashable Handshakes
by TS Lewis
White Faces
and We the People
go hand in hand.
White hands
shake
white hands
without ever washing
their hands.
Handcuffs,
In God we trust
Affirmations
rendered on
God's word
promotes equality
Yet,
same crime
different times
feels like
slavery after...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
corruption, racism, slavery,
Tree Ring Circus
by Rico Leffanta
Donald Trump was as stumped as a man can be
"How could LeBron James be anything like me?"
A wise old owl
Commenced to howl
"Quite different branches grow...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
racism, black african american, culture,
Dispossessed
by Roy Pett
Down and out, destitute
In dire need , no help or
Support only war or dispute,
Poverty for those we adore,
Overlooked, become invisible
Spiritually and morally
Subjected...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
racism, abuse, conflict, discrimination, identity,
Your Children Are Listening
by Caren Krutsinger
It is never fun to be the new kid.
If you are exude too much fun, you are labelled weird.
If you get excited and loud, the...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
abuse, feelings, racism,
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : XLVI and XLVII
by T Wignesan
IF ever I had a country : XLVI - XLVII
XLVI
IF ever I had in Andromeda a country
And if ever by rights I were the Chief...
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
racism, allegory, destiny, future, humanity,
Poor Sam Hose
by Jeff Martin
Poor Sam Hose was tied to tree
Soaked in kerosene, lit a thousand degrees
His flesh roasting, the mob sliced off pieces
Laughing at his screams for mercy...
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Verse |
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Categories:
racism, black african american, evil,
Naps in Your Nice Hair
by Jasmine Koria
My hair fills the circumference of itself
And takes up space with little help
It goes the only way it knows
In tightly bound cornrows
In church the...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
beauty, hair, race, racism,
Remember the dream
by Taylor Holiday
“America is a melting pot”,
at least that’s what we thought.
Now, don’t try to be like, look like
anything that you’re not.
I’m white like Obama and
I’m black...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
racism, america, anti bullying, black