Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIME THE HANGMAN, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Poor old abner, poor old white-haired nigger Last Line: Are on your knees, and you are silent and broken. Subject(s): African Americans; Old Age; Negroes; American Blacks | ||||||||
Poor old Abner, poor old white-haired nigger! I remember when you were so strong you hung yourself by a rope round the neck in Doc Hollister's barn to prove you could beat the faker in the circus -- and it didn't kill you. Now your face is in your hands, and your elbows are on your knees, and you are silent and broken. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL A CELEBRATION by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS |
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