Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NORTHBOUN', by LUCY ARIEL WILLIAMS First Line: O' de wurl' ain't flat Last Line: I'm upward boun'. Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Negroes; American Blacks | ||||||||
O' de wurl' ain't flat, An' de wurl' ain't roun', H'its one long strip Hangin' up an' down -- Jes' Souf an' Norf; Jes' Norf an' Souf. Talkin' 'bout sailin' 'roun' de wurl' -- Huh! I'd be so dizzy my head 'ud twurl. If dis heah earf wuz jes' a ball You know de people all 'ud fall. O' de wurl' ain't flat, An' de wurl' ain't roun', H'its one long strip Hangin' up an' down -- Jes' Souf an' Norf; Jes' Norf an' Souf. Talkin' 'bout the City whut Saint John saw -- Chile you oughta go to Saginaw; A nigger's chance is "finest kind," An' pretty gals ain't hard to find. Huh! de wurl' ain't flat An' de wurl' ain't roun' H'its one long strip Hangin' up an' down. Since Norf is up, An' Souf is down, An' Hebben is up, I'm upward boun'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL READING WHITMAN IN A TOILET STALL by TIMOTHY LIU DOMESDAY BOOK: ALMA BELL TO THE CORONER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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