Title: 10 Inspiring Poems To Celebrate Black History Month | TeamBonding
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10 Inspiring Poems To Celebrate Black History Month
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“I, Too” by Langston Hughes
“Caged Bird” Maya Angelou
“Primer for Blacks” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“For My People” by Margaret Walker
“Nina’s Blues” by Cornelius Eady
“Won’t you celebrate with me” by Lucille Clifton
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
“Black is Beautiful” by Shannon D. Brown-Rogers
“Short Speech to My Friends” by Amiri Baraka
“Green-Thumb Boy” by Marilyn Nelson
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Content: describes the different experiences of two birds. One is caged and suffers due to being held in captivity, while the other is free to live and roam the world with no restraints. Because of its harsh reality, the caged bird turns to sing and longs for freedom. With this metaphor, Angelou expresses the pain of oppression and the privilege that is our society. “Primer for Blacks” by Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize and is one of the most influential poets to come out of the 20th century. In this poem, she talks about how vital it is to accept one’s black heritage. By empowering the audience to do so, she believes that a better perception of self-worth will encourage a stronger and more unified future. She looks down on the fact that people may believe being white is a great thing and something for all to yearn for. Instead, she asserts that unless individual beliefs are changed, nothing will at all. “For My People” by Margaret Walker
Margaret Walker, a poet and novelist from Birmingham, Alabama addresses the devastating history of slavery and the continuing effects of racism that were, and are, still endured by people of color.