I ended 2019 with a poem, and I find myself starting 2020 with one too. Yes, it is a bit lazy, but that might also depend on one's goals.
I am currently reading The Black Poets by Dudley Randall and this is one by the editor, which has an important message (as all good poems should, having said which, see the HML principle).
Black Poet, White Critic
by Dudley Randall
A critic advises
not to write on controversial subjects
like freedom or murder,
but to treat universal themes
and timeless symbols
like the white unicorn.
A white unicorn?
Was wondering if I should comment on the poem, but realised that would be whitesplaining.
So will leave the poem to speak for itself.
I am currently reading The Black Poets by Dudley Randall and this is one by the editor, which has an important message (as all good poems should, having said which, see the HML principle).
Black Poet, White Critic
by Dudley Randall
A critic advises
not to write on controversial subjects
like freedom or murder,
but to treat universal themes
and timeless symbols
like the white unicorn.
A white unicorn?
Was wondering if I should comment on the poem, but realised that would be whitesplaining.
So will leave the poem to speak for itself.
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