Melica Niccole Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 In thinking about poetry, we have to pay homage to those before us. Without them, how can we be? This is the very reason I wrote "Respect". "Respect" was published in my fourth book of poetry, Renaissance of the Psyche, in November 2017. I hope this poem inspires and encourages other poets. Respect I have to give respect where respect is due This poetry thing has never been new The greats before us paved the way for us To lyrically flow and make a stand for us We have to pay homage to the present and past Because it’s with past that our presence last See Nikki Giovanni was an active poet Created different platforms for others to show it Sonya Sanchez is world renowned The love of language created beautiful sound Edgar Allan Poe, the father of detective stories The Raven was where he got his glory Maya Angelou said “Still I Rise.” Phenomenal Woman with her Eyes on the Prize William Ernest Henley was a delectable soul Master of his fate and captain of his soul Amiri Baraka fought for the rights of his own Poet, playwright, and very well-known Sam Walter Foss wrote The House by the Side of the Road Listening to that poem will never get old Etheridge Knight did Poems from Prison And this is where his name had risen Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize highly influential and very wise See these are the greats who we must acknowledge And this right here is why we pay homage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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