good poems

The poems I read were:
1. James Reiss " My Daughters in New York" (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/010.html)
2. Joyce Sutphen " Naming the stars" (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/007.html)
3. Lucille Clifton "Praise song" (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/015.html)
4. Maya Angelou "Still I rise" (http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15623)
5. Stevie Smith"Not waving but
drowing"(http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15801)
6. Gwendolyn Brooks "We Real Cool" (http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433)
7. Lucille Clifton "Miss Rosie"(http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15600)
8.Paul Laurence Dunbar"Sympathy"(http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16071)
9.Claude McKay "The Tropics of New York"
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15249
10.Langston Hughes "Dreams"http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16075


My top three poems are Maya Angelo's poem "Still I Rise", Langston Hughes's poem "Dreams", and Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "We Real Cool".

Maya Angelo's poem is one of my top favorite poems because it shows that no matter how much people "hate" on you or no matter how much people put you down, always keep your head up. In her poem it seems like there are many people doubting her abilities and trying to make her feel lower than dirt, but throgh all of this she stays positve and keeps her head held high. This poem makes me want to be a better person it inspires me so much. This poem knid of makes you think of the quote "one man's trash is another man's treasure". It makes me think of this quote because even though she didn't have much she told the people who were being negative towards her that she acts as if she has diamond betwwen her thighs, jewlerly in her backyard. She literally didn't have these things but her life was so good that's what it seemed like. That why I love the poem "Still I rise".


I chose Langston Hughes's poem"Dreams" because it also inspires me. This poem inspires to always go from my dreams no matter what. Without dreams poeople wouldn't have anything to look forward to or go for. Life would be so boring without dreams. Everyone has a dream that they want to reach no matter who they are. When people have dreams they believe they have a purpose in life. Just having a dream is not enough going for your dreams are so meaningful. What I mean by that is When you work to reach your goal you feel better about it. That's why I enjoy the poem "Dreams".


Last but not least, I chose Gwendolyn Brook's poem "We real cool" because it makes me feel like I'm doing something right with my life. In her poem in basically says some kids think they are cool because they dropped out of school, and because they didn't earn any education they won't survive long. I will not every be one of those kids who drop out school because anything worth getting is worth working for, and I want to survive longer than they will (ha ha).
This poem makes me proud of who I am and what I am doing with my life. That's why I love this poem "We real Cool".

Those are my top three poems and the reasons why I love them.