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Twenty First Century Civilization Gone Askew
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matthew harris
| Free verse |
slavery, america, death, destiny, heaven,
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A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
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Kofi Amed
| Free verse |
slavery, africa, black love, celebration,
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Free
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Sandison Jumbo
| Rhyme |
slavery, discrimination, dream, faith, freedom,
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4 Translations of The Work entitled, Bye Dylann Roof
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Word Owl
| Free verse |
slavery, america, fairy, halloween, murder,
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Mark of the Beast
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elijah zmuda
| Rhyme |
slavery, evil, fear, mystery, philosophy,
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Made in America
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Dramatic Monologue |
identity, perspective, slavery, truth,
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To My White Sister From Your Black Brother
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edward johnson
| Free verse |
slavery, abuse, america, blessing, chicago,
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Mariah of Magdala
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Beryl O. Adhiambo
| Narrative |
slavery, abuse, black love, dark,
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AFRICANA
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Speare Earth Poetry
| Didactic |
slavery, africa, black african american,
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Those Were Da Days
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Narrative |
nostalgia, perspective, slavery, song,
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The Slave Maker
by Jean Bush
You slithering obsession;
You creeping vine, wrapped round progressive centuries,
Til kings and rebels and dreaming men
Become as lackeys,
Following your trailing, withered leaves.
You visit men in midst...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
slavery, angst, betrayal, mystery, sin,
This August 26th 2018 rendition - part ii
by matthew harris
killer (suicide) wrought living corpse
fruition, while she whipped various
nutritious concoctions in blender
to ensure minimal essentials to, I
readily admit) famished body in con
junction...
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Dramatic Verse |
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Categories:
slavery, 9th grade, grave, life,
Love Native-American Patriotism: First Chronicles 29
by Anil Deo
I sang of Caleb at Harvard University, 1660
I sang of Africans come to America unknowingly
I sang of women and children who came to Jesus
Singing Old...
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Ballad |
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Categories:
slavery, america, appreciation, jesus, native
Repo Tale Retold
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
A very wise man once said:
There’s nothing new under the sun
If it happened before,
it’s gonna happen again
If a J.I. sold out their best buddy,
they’re gonna...
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Bio |
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Categories:
perspective, philosophy, slavery, truth,
Proverbial Monoku
by Moon Flower
such plunder and tyrannic tutelage--a fraud, a fellowship's plague
08.17.18
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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Monoku |
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Categories:
inspirational, power, religion, slavery,
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,
Off-Key
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Francis Scott Key ...
a song provocateur, who spoke
most ungentlemanly
Scott “Don’t set ‘em Free”
had to be
the most rabid racist
you never wanted to meet
Francis the...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
perspective, slavery, truth, wisdom,
Number of Man
by Luke Hobbs
Number of Man
(Webster’s Ninth)
Money trail reveals factor
To assemble humans follow layout
Swat down charges with linguistic racket
Sticks more effective than carrot dangle
Arguments sustained by pundits' jangle
Beached...
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Sestina |
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Categories:
slavery, evil, philosophy, political, rights,
The Blade
by Angel Villanueva
The stench of sin brought on when Adam strayed,
Plunged mankind into death's hand to enslave.
Then Adam to his children passed this blade,
To slit their throats,...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
slavery, death, forgiveness, love, sin,
A Fictitious Alternative Up Bringing
by matthew harris
Found me raised
in the Antebellum South
born an academically gifted
whip smart,...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
slavery, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Attica to Alcatraz
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
From sea to shining sea,
‘Merica ain’t never been nothin’ but
a prison for
angry black boys like me
Childish rage moved my hands,
hateful oppression reaction expression
made me feel...
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Bio |
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Categories:
history, prison, slavery, truth,
I LOVE POEM-SERMONS
by Anil Deo
DEDICATION: To Paul : Tristich Series
I
Out of uttermost, depths, disappointments, baby deaths ...
We have forgiven God, the forgiveness He began in spaciousness
Our suffering...
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Tristich |
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Categories:
slavery, allegory, atheist, forgiveness, freedom,
Bring Back Slavery
by Billy TheKidster
I am in favor of bringing back slavery,
but only slaves who wouldn't take their exploitation personally,
slaves that would cater to our every need,
without us needing...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
slavery,
The Land Of The Free And Home Of The Slave
by Nick Trim
The 4th of Ju-lie 1776
A new country,
The home of the brave
the land of the free
Liberty and Justice For All,
…… except slaves who had none...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
slavery,
JUNETEENTH
by Casarah Nance
Jubilant voices sang "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Unity in celebration as the proclamation was made
No more slavery in the United States of American
Emancipation, worth fighting...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
slavery, black african american, celebration,
From Plantation to Implantation
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Looks like dem old ugly chains
got a new modern face
Beauty upgrade ... high-end cosmetic tech;
low-cost dressed in labor modest,
minimum maintentance convenience
From da delta plain...
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Dramatic Verse |
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Categories:
imagery, slavery, visionary, wisdom,
Fifty Shades of Black
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
What’s the color of forced migration pain?
Ask a black person in America,
and you’ll get fifty different slave answers
What’s the silent sound of invisible chains?
Fifty killahurts...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
allusion, color, slavery, truth,
Acrostic |
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Categories:
slavery, abuse, america, evil, hate,
DISTANT SHORES
by James Edward Lee Sr.
DISTANT SHORES
There comes a time when we all leave our first home;
Some by boat or ship...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
slavery, america, analogy, conflict, endurance,
The Devil Reveals
by Rebecca Campbell
The mirror became clearer
the deception of her reflection
is just as she feared
displaying the monster
that haunts her
who taunts her
who wants her
to inhale
to impale
lifting her...
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I do not know? |
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Categories:
slavery, analogy, corruption, faith, identity,