Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN I RISE UP, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: When I rise above the earth Last Line: And look down upon the things that fetter me. Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry | ||||||||
When I rise above the earth, And look down on the things that fetter me, I beat my wings upon the air, Or tranquil lie, Surge after surge of potent strength Like incense comes to me When I rise up above the earth And look down upon the things that fetter me. | Other Poems of Interest...NIGHTMARE BEGINS RESPONSIBILITY by MICHAEL S. HARPER BLACK WOMAN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON FOREDOOM by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON I MUST BECOME A MENACE TO MY ENEMIES by JUNE JORDAN A SONG FOR SOWETO by JUNE JORDAN ON THE LOSS OF ENERGY (AND OTHER THINGS) by JUNE JORDAN POEM ABOUT POLICE VIOLENCE by JUNE JORDAN DRAFT OF A RAP FOR WEN HO LEE by JUNE JORDAN THE NIGHT THAT LORCA COMES by BOB KAUFMAN THE MYSTIC RIVER by GALWAY KINNELL |
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