Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAGIC, by RITA DOVE Poet's Biography First Line: Practice makes perfect, the old folks said Last Line: She would make it to paris one day Subject(s): African Americans - Women | ||||||||
View Poem Text | Discover our poem explanations - click here!Other Poems of Interest...BLUES ALABAMA by MICHAEL S. HARPER BLACK WOMAN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON FOREDOOM by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON WHO SAID IT WAS SIMPLE by AUDRE LORDE ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER ON DIVERSE DEVIATIONS by MAYA ANGELOU HYMN FOR LANIE POO by AMIRI BARAKA THE DREAM SONGS: 68 by JOHN BERRYMAN MA LADY'S LIPS AM LIKE DE HONEY (NEGRO LOVE SONG) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE GUARDIAN OF THE RED DISK (SPOKEN BY A CITIZEN OF MALTA - 1300) by EMMA LAZARUS |
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