(7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000 / Topeka, Kansas)

poet Gwendolyn Brooks
#67 on top 500 poets
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We Real Cool

We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
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  • Briana Grant (3/27/2007 7:00:00 PM)

    I like that she was being thoughtful by asking the boys aren't you guys supposed to be at school. Then thought about writing a poem called we real cool.

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  • Brian Dorn (7/20/2006 4:33:00 PM)

    Interesting structure, ... kind of a jazzy feel and way about it.

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  • Aeraliece Corby (1/26/2006 4:25:00 AM)

    I remember reading this poem when i was twelve. I didn't understand it then, but i still loved it. Now that im a little older i understand the point that Gwendolyn Brooks was portraying in this piece, i love it more.

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  • Adrian Deese (5/20/2005 10:30:00 PM)

    Truly, American poetry at its finest!

    4 person liked.
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  • Jane Vivian (12/5/2004 4:27:00 PM)

    This one gets you straight between the eyes..............love it!

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  • Jimi Doyle (5/31/2004 3:48:00 PM)

    gulp...masterpiece...

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