Black poets speak out.
Here is a roundup of the poems on a site with links to the work: Cultural Front.
Each video of a poem starts with "I am a black poet who will not remain silent while this nation murders black people. I have a right to be angry."
Here is Jericho Brown's poem. He was one of the people who started the hashtag.
And Danez Smith.
And a great one from Douglas Kearney and then this one of Khadijah Queen reading a poem by Harryette Mullen with powerful video accompaniment.
Here is a roundup of the poems on a site with links to the work: Cultural Front.
Each video of a poem starts with "I am a black poet who will not remain silent while this nation murders black people. I have a right to be angry."
Here is Jericho Brown's poem. He was one of the people who started the hashtag.
And Danez Smith.
And a great one from Douglas Kearney and then this one of Khadijah Queen reading a poem by Harryette Mullen with powerful video accompaniment.