Read these Young women’s powerful poems about being black in Canada

[Exigent Circumcisions]

No clapping emojis? That's not black poetry.
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[Furina]

Now I have learned that being from Nigeria is why I have never settled for mediocrity
Being from Nigeria is why I strive for success
Being from Nigeria is an irrevocable part of my identity
Being black has put me at the forefront of excellence

Kek.

There was a young girl from Nigeria
Upset that her life was much easier
Than those Southern Blacks
Who rap and smoke crack
So she complained to leftist media

 

[Lunete]

"The compliment of 'Oh, you're pretty for a black girl,'

Bitch, ain't nobody ever said that to you. You look like one of those racist characters from the thirties.

 

[Pomniman]

I say we wuz KANGs
Swiftly pulling out my gat
5-0 got no class

 

[kcbbq]

I like eels.
Except as meals.
And the way they feels.

 

[tuscangarder]

I appreciate all forms of art.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

These poems were less powerful than a cup of water.

 

[DrunkenDozing]

Now having read these poems the point of them is really about how they felt underepresented by way of the fact that blacks arent a huge demographic in Canada so there was far less media focused on lionising their accomplishments or racists singling them out for their actions, for good or ill.

Must suck indeed to not feel oppressed enough.

 

[Clown College]

Must suck indeed to not feel oppressed enough.

Ah yes the pinnacle of first world problems.

 

[afternoon_tea]

It's pretty depressing that the whole "angsty sentences broken into lines" style of poetry is being taken seriously by anyone. That shit belongs in a teenager's journal.

Putting aside whatever the "message" is supposed to be, it's just really garbage quality. You see this with a lot of art these days, doesn't matter if it's technically good, as long as it's woke it's "powerful".

Now I've got the Edna St. Vincent Malaise.

 

[Looney Troons]

The OP in haiku form:

I am a woman
I am also black as fuck
Canada nigga

 

[sasazuka]

The first poem started out decently but then the writer started putting too many words per line which ruins the flow. I mean, I know I'm guilty of making far too many run-on sentences myself but I'm not trying to keep to a poetic structure.

The second poem at least keeps the length of each line relatively short.

 

[AbyssStarer]

My life isnt a yellow brick road of delicacies being handed to me on a silver platter, must be a human rights issue.

 

[Ghost of Wesley Willis]

Why do these people always use the word "powerful"? Because everything I read they keep insisting is "powerful" just usually comes off as mediocre and whiny.

 

[mindlessobserver]

There once was a girl from Ontario
Who thought she was from Soweto
She kicked up a fuss, because she need stuff
And the leafs gave it like cucks

 

[Robert James]

At least the first one rhymed some of the time so she get's like 2 points but if all you need to do is write a shitty poem and be black to get in the news here's one for you.

Rosses are red
You'll call me a nigger
But you crackers mad
Cuz our dicks is bigger

 

[dismissfrogs]

Black people don't exist outside Ontario.

 

[Rice Is Ready]

Niggers and Jews? BAD NEWS

 

[Xenomorph]

My Poem:

Making poems for the press was always your plan
They dont care that youre black is that you look like a man
You look like something that should be in the zoo
We all this was fueled by the hand of the jew.

 

[Blue_Snow]

here's my poem:
I hate niggers