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... It is argued as to wether or not rap is a viable form of poetry. ... When looking at a poem or reading rap lyrics, distinguishing between the two can be difficult, if not impossible. ... For example the rap group NWA, and the poet Alice Walker, both cover the topic of being from a minority race. Alice Walker states in one of her poems that "there is no planet stranger than the one im from" (Walker, "Note Passed To Superman" 18-19). ...
i wanted to write / a poem / that rhymes / but revolution doesnt lend / itself to bebopping / then my neighbor / who thinks i hate / asked -do u ever write / tree poems- i like trees / so i thought / ill write a beautiful geen tree poem / peeked from my window / to check the image / noticed the school yard was covered / with asphalt / no green - no trees grow / in Manhattan / then, well, i thought the sky / ill do a big blue sky poem / but all the clouds have winged / low since no-Dick was elected / so i thought again / and it occurred to me / maybe i shouldnt write / at all / but clean my gun / and check my kerosene supply (Giovanni "For Saundra")
What all this is about is simply the reality of the urban ghettos. ... Haki Madhubuti also writes his poems about love and sex. ...
What rap artists and poets have most in common are their messages. ... A rap artist by the name of Grand Puba talks in his song, Change Gonna Come", about how we need to change the way we live and the way we treat each other. ... She uses a layout in her poems that separate words so that the more important ones get noticed.
Approximate Word count = 1384
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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