Jazz Poetry Appreciation Month: Gwendolyn Brooks, 'We Real Cool'

Gwendolyn Brooks, "We Real Cool"

THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.

We real cool. We
Left school. We

Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We

Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We

Jazz June. We
Die soon.

From The Bean Eaters by Gwendolyn Brooks, published by Harpers. © 1960 by Gwendolyn Brooks. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

To read more from Classicalite's National Poetry Month Chapbook, simply click HERE.

And while we're at it, don't forget about your "Jazz April" Twibbon either!

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