Poetry

We want to hear from you!

CWA wants to know your favorite poem or song lyrics and why. Send us an e-mail and we'll share your answers at our upcoming classes. Here is a short list of our favorite poems. Enjoy!

Ain’t I Woman by Sojourner Truth

Ego-Tripping by Nikki Giovanni

How to write a Political Poem by Taylor Mali    

In the Event of My Demise by 2 Pac Shakur

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes

The Prophet-Children by Khalil Gibron

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe 

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gill Scott-Heron 

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost  

We Wear the Mask by Paul Lawrence Dunbar

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