Today's poem: The Last Quatrain of the Ballad of Emmett Till by Gwendolyn Brooks
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Reposting yesterday's poem: Political Poem by Amiri Baraka
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Reposting the poem of the day before:
Grief #913 by Saeed Jones
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Here's another poem by Gwendolyn Brooks: A Song in the Front Yard
divasofverse.com/2015/08/a-song
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And another: Boy Breaking Glass by Gwendolyn Brooks
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One more: my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell by Gwendolyn Brooks
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As a parent, this was brutal to read. Gwendolyn Brooks’ words expressing the searing pain of Emmit Till’s mother’s grief... as a parent, this is so painful to read. This poem is such a powerful work of art, and a testament to the power of art.

