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  • Prof Patty
  • October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

BLACK POETRY DAY

For more information on black poets, and to read some incredible poetry, go to Africanamericanpoetry.org, or theroot.com, or poets.org, or curiosityshots.com – or search

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

BLACK POETRY DAY

Black Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black male poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Lon

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