Black History Month Poems
Published: February 2020

One of the celebrations that takes place during February is Black History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans. The world of poetry has been touched by these individuals. Poets like Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou have helped to encourage, influence, and change the world with their words.
25 Inspiring Poems To Celebrate Black History Month
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Long Enough
in Change Poems
I’ve been black long enough.
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Long enough to know about the middle passage
Men, women, children, regardless of ageFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Phenomenal Woman
Famous Poem
Analysis of Form and Technique
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
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I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.Featured Shared StoryPhenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou this poem is a Classic that deals with every women in the world. This poem shows that beauty is compare by what society thinks a woman should looked like,...
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Still I Rise
Famous Poem
You may write me down in history
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With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.Featured Shared Story"Still I Rise" is a verbalized legacy formed from the roots and depth of her heart. Maya Angelou exhilarated how to overcome life barriers as she exhaled a fulfilling visual capacity of a...
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Rose Painted
If I were a Rose painted black,
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would you cast me aside
like blackened, burnt rice?
Would my color tarnish my sweet smell?Featured Shared StoryThis was a very true poem! I love the meaning, and it really brings out the idea of discrimination by color and how bad it is. I love it!
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Human Family
Famous Poem
I note the obvious differences
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in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.Featured Shared StoryWith so much sadness and feeling alone in the world today, reading these words reminded me there are so many others that feel the same. And it's so important for us all to remember all humans...
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Equality
Famous Poem
You declare you see me dimly
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through a glass which will not shine,
though I stand before you boldly,
trim in rank and marking time.Featured Shared StoryTruely inspirational poem. This is the cry of present time that it is the 21st century and people are still struggling for equality, which is far from reach for many.
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Dreams
Famous Poem
Hold fast to dreams
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For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.Featured Shared StoryI so get it. Dreams are hope to a lot of us. I've heard it said that before you get it you have to dream it. I think when we stop dreaming we stop reaching, and when we stop reaching we stop...
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Peace To Me
in Dream Poems
When I think of peace, I see myself in a world where I can truly be myself,
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Who I choose to be, where I can just let go and be comfortable with who I am
A world with no hatred, racism, or painFeatured Shared StoryPreach preacher, preach. As an African American girl, I say this: We want peace! We want peace! We want peace!
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Life Is Fine
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
I went down to the river,
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I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.Featured Shared StoryEveryone is born for a purpose, but we forget that in pursuit of money. Then God gifted me with poetry and uses it as a medium to educate people, and in each of my poems there is a story...
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Mother
in Mother Poems
Black, beautiful, intuitive, and strong,
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The matriarch, the stabilizer, the Earth's backbone.
From the beginning she excels, determined to survive.
In her womb the seed of trillions through the ages she will provide.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Still Here
Famous Poem
I been scarred and battered.
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My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,Featured Shared StoryThis poem was in a textbook of mine from the sixth grade. As a child, it resonated with me. It inspired me to write poetry. As a child, educated by white folk, I had no idea who Langston...
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Caged Bird
Famous Poem
Analysis of Form and Technique
The free bird leaps
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on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current endsFeatured Shared StoryI remember this poem from my guided reading class in 5th grade. I remember it well. This poem really touched me, and reading it again just made my day. This poem, I remember it being about...
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Great-Grandmother, A Beautiful Woman
Strong, beautiful black woman, so peaceful and serene,
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You deserve to live in Paradise and shown the finer things.
Life has dealt you plenty of cards, some winning, others bad,
And tides have brought in waves of memories: both happy and sad.Featured Shared StoryI hope you don't mind that I shared this poem with a Great Grandmother in our church, she has custody of her two great grandchildren, one of them is 8 and the other is just born 3 months...
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Famous Poem
Shadows on the wall
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Noises down the hall
Life doesn't frighten me at all
Featured Shared StoryI think this is a really good poem because it teaches kids not to give up and hide in the shadows and actually express themselves.
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Black Is Beautiful
Black is
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Black is as beautiful as a bed of milky white clouds.
Black is as beautiful as soft as a newborn baby hair.
Black is as beautiful as standing up for what is right.Featured Shared StoryIt really touched me and I am going to use it to motivate and encourage others. Some of our black brothers and sisters hate themselves because they are black.
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I Had A Dream
in Dream Poems
I had a dream
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gathered up steam
and then just kept right on rolling
That black and whiteFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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I Heard The Voices Scream
in Change Poems
I heard the voices scream
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“Nigger, best shut your mouth.”
When prejudice ran wild
While hatred ruled the southFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Mother To Son
Famous Poem
Well, son, I'll tell you:
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Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,Featured Shared StoryI was not a very good student when I was in school. I did the minimal amount of work required, retained little and barely paid attention. In 1965, my 8th grade English teacher read MOTHER TO...
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I, Too
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
I, too, sing America.
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I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchenFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Let America Be America Again
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
Let America be America again.
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Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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