Much slam poetry and performance poetry tends to be political. The tradition of writing politically can be found in many poets' work. We'll go through some of these poems together in class.
Here's a few great ones:
Langston Hughes
Harlem
Theme for English B
Wilfred Owen
Anthem for a Doomed Youth
Maya Angelou
Caged Bird
Allen Ginsberg
Howl (text)
Howl
Johnny Depp on Allen Ginsberg
Andy Warhol on Allen Ginsberg
After reading these samples, choose your own political point and write a political diatribe. Give it a title and call it draft one. If you usually use long lines, try short ones. If you usually write in short lines, try longer ones. Expand your technique.
Political ideas: freedom (or lack thereof), war (pro), war (anti), life of the under privileged, economic issues (poor), gender issues, religion, etc.
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