Slavery Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Unspoken words	Paul Kasolokera mkandawire	Personification	slavery, drug, inspirational, irony, motivation,
	Slave	Jane Shields	Lyric	sexy, slavery,
	Apocalypse	Gama leo ikfingeh	Free verse	slavery,
	I Am Black History	William Forchion	Couplet	slavery, beautiful, black african american,
	Enslaved to the Rat Race	Kristie Souanevichith	Free verse	slavery, america, dark, life, money,
	The Best Slaveholders	Billy TheKidster	Rhyme	money, slavery,
	The Runaway	Mateus Corvinus	Ballad	slavery, black african american, death,
	We Always Wanted A Wife My Husband and I	Caren Krutsinger	Light Verse	slavery, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Ethnic Recall	Janis Thompson	Free verse	black african american, slavery,
	How low can you swing	Gershon Wolf	Monoku	america, racism, slavery,
	Crowded Mouth	Brian Davey	Rhyme	slavery, abuse, conflict, dark, deep,
	Something Bigger Than Myself	Carol Connell	Free verse	slavery, addiction, change, freedom, god,
	These Liberating Truths	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	freedom, health, history, slavery,
	Scales of Injustice	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Rondeau	allusion, slavery, truth, visionary,
	Their Chosen Disease	Michael Wise	Rhyme	lost, sick, slavery, society,
	ITS GOT A NAME	Sibusisiwe Ncede	Free verse	slavery, abuse, bullying, discrimination, evil,
	life with t-rump XXXIX	Duke Beaufort	Limerick	slavery, betrayal, child abuse, education,
	Rats in Ties	Kelsey Graves	Rhyme	slavery, america, corruption, evil, money,
	Forfeited Language	TS Lewis	Free verse	slavery,
	Point of No Return	Adeyemi Joshua	I do not know?	corruption, slavery,
	Slavery	Bernard Barclay	Rhyme	philosophy, race, rights, slavery,
	Tahiti Defined By Tahiti	Phillip Garcia	Free verse	identity, poetry, self, slavery,
	Escape Plan	TS Lewis	Prose	black african american, slavery,
	Mississippi Voices	tom mcmurray	Quatrain	slavery, america, black african american,
	IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXXII - Continued-	T Wignesan	Dramatic Monologue	betrayal, patriotic, satire, slavery,
	The Amistad Mutiny	Dennis Spilchuk	Verse	slavery, africa, america, history, racism,
	Twenty First Century Civilization Gone Askew	matthew harris	Free verse	slavery, america, death, destiny, heaven,
	A TRIBE CALLED QUEST	Kofi Amed	Free verse	slavery, africa, black love, celebration,
	Free	Sandison Jumbo	Rhyme	slavery, discrimination, dream, faith, freedom,
	Mark of the Beast	elijah zmuda	Rhyme	slavery, evil, fear, mystery, philosophy,
	Made in America	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Dramatic Monologue	identity, perspective, slavery, truth,
	To My White Sister From Your Black Brother	edward johnson	Free verse	slavery, abuse, america, blessing, chicago,
	Mariah of Magdala	Beryl O. Adhiambo	Narrative	slavery, abuse, black love, dark,
	AFRICANA	Speare Earth Poetry	Didactic	slavery, africa, black african american,
	Those Were Da Days	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Narrative	nostalgia, perspective, slavery, song,
	The Slave Maker	Jean Bush	Free verse	slavery, angst, betrayal, mystery, sin,
	This August 26th 2018 rendition - part ii	matthew harris	Dramatic Verse	slavery, 9th grade, grave, life,
	Love Native-American Patriotism: First Chronicles 29	Anil Deo	Ballad	slavery, america, appreciation, jesus, native
	Repo Tale Retold	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Bio	perspective, philosophy, slavery, truth,
	Proverbial Monoku	Moon Flower	Monoku	inspirational, power, religion, slavery,
	Unwashable Handshakes	TS Lewis	Prose Poetry	corruption, racism, slavery,
	Off-Key	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Narrative	perspective, slavery, truth, wisdom,
	Number of Man	Luke Hobbs	Sestina	slavery, evil, philosophy, political, rights,
	The Blade	Angel L Villanueva	Sonnet	slavery, death, forgiveness, love, sin,
	A Fictitious Alternative Up Bringing	matthew harris	Free verse	slavery, 11th grade, 12th grade,
	Attica to Alcatraz	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Bio	history, prison, slavery, truth,
	I LOVE POEM-SERMONS	Anil Deo	Tristich	slavery, allegory, atheist, forgiveness, freedom,
	Bring Back Slavery	Billy TheKidster	Rhyme	slavery,
	The Land Of The Free And Home Of The Slave	Nick Trim	Rhyme	slavery,
	JUNETEENTH	Casarah Nance	Acrostic	slavery, black african american, celebration,

Slavery Poem Example

Northern Slaves

In the silent breathing of night,
treading through 
the darkness and the hush
(A heavy band of slave)
like black ants snaking
through the forlorn distance.
Grieving with tears
Of yesterdays burning anguish. 
They hum a languid song
On the fragrant breath of wind.
A haunt that invades my trembling eyes 
With a thousand boundless tears
That quivers through the night.

The dreaded echoes came down the black pathway
Like a thousand men 
Galloping through the sultry breeze
(Were the heartless whips that toiled)
With dumb hands,
Feeding paled pink flesh 
With endless stings of cruel misery.

The stars curled around their naked feet
As they trampled the grass 
Wet with lurid dew and the masked
Beds of fragrant hues
Prancing in the hallowed night.
I could feel the storming of their sorrows,
The rock of their heart
Drooping with defeat.
Despair a master to their fading hope
That sailed across their faces.
Oh those foul notes budding with despair
Branched within their eyes.

The lulling whispers of their shackles
United with their treading feet like hooves
Cloaked with heavy weariness
(It surrounded the dead of night)

I hung up my fears
For I was bright with their pain
Oh I died that day 
Oh I died that day
While drifting to the helpless East
To that damp cold earth filled
With drowsy mournful Asters
Then the smell of dead men came alive
Black dogs clustered to the earth
Their children beside them with gripping hands!














 

Poem Copyright © Mustapha Mohammed