{"id":11779,"date":"2021-10-17T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonerdy.com\/web\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:37:50","slug":"black-poetry-day-is-october-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonerdy.com\/web\/black-poetry-day-is-october-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Poetry Day is October 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"7 Famous Poems by Black Writers for Black Poetry Day | LEMONERDY\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hZdCfHJyzdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>It&#8217;s National Black Poetry Day! In this video, I am reading poems by Ntozake Shange, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Maya Angelou, Phillis Wheatley, Lorna Goodison, and Jupiter Hammon. My sweatshirt is by my brother, Evan. <\/p><p>I&#8217;m also celebrating with my brother, David. He sells a poetry journal that I love that is perfect for poets, rappers, and songwriters. 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