On the
Eighth day of Black History…
My Blackness gave to me
Literary
greats with no debate
Vast
distinguished works speak
Dancing
on the pages of poetry, novels, books and plays
Amiri Biraka pleaded “Who did what to the United States?
“
Phenomenal Women who rose
and activist who chose to compose literature that reflects a diverse people
Creative intellectual
minds who wrote without the coat of sugar or syrupy sweet
Producing
great characters such as Walter Lee
Younger and Boy Willie & poems
of Dreams we hear them speak volumes
Lucille
Clifton lifting us
Still Thirsting
for Hurston calling out for an S.O.S for Sanchez
Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Draper, Christopher Paul Curtis and Mildred D. Taylor’s Road to Memphis. Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison the writing journey has
begun-and I'm on board
Reflection:
1. Who is
your favorite African-American Writer? Why?
2. Tell us
about your favorite book by an African-American Author. Note the genre.
3. Research
the characters, titles mentioned in the poem. Who wrote them and which body of
work do they come from?
4. Research
the authors mentioned in the poem. Name one title from each of their works.
5. Which modern
day writers from the poem write Young Adult realistic fiction?
6. List at least eight African-American writers that are not
listed in the poem and their contribution (title).
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