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POC Poets & Poetry

Poetry often gives us a way to live through the past, rather than just read about it. It captures the essence of an era and the soul of the author. Enjoy these poems (featured in our Oct. Trivia Night) as they explore the various experiences of being black in America.

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Special thanks to poetryfoundation.org and the @blackhistory Instagram page for providing this information.

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Lucille Clifton

1936-2010

Michael S. Harper

1938-2016

Langston Hughes

1902-1967

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James Welden Johnson

1871-1938

Maya Angelou

1928-2014

Dudley Randall

1914-2000

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Mukoma Wa Ngugi

b. 1971

Gwendolyn Brooks

1917-2000

Countee Cullen

1903-1946

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