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Poetry Out Loud“Old Men Playing Basketball,” by B.H Fairchild, Read by Matthew “To have without holding” by Marge Piercy, Read by Alexis “Always Something More Beautiful” by Stephen Dunn “Gods Secretary” by R.S Gwynn, Read by Leo “TODAY” by Billy Collins -Read by Kaimea “Nocturne” by Louise Gluck, Read by Douglas “God’s Secretary” by R. S. Gwynn, Read by Nico […]

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I Remember

I remember this past year has been a year of reflection and discovering new things about myself. Being alone for some reason made me develop and discover myself and learn new things about myself. The days are so boring I repeat the same thing every day. I wake up, class, eat, sleep, repeat wakeup, class, eat, sleep, and again.I remember […]

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My story

 I am from the locket my mother gave me.From mirrors and white tulips and a guitar.I am from the lobby downstairs, screaming and laughing with the other kidsI am from sirens on the walk to the corner store to hang out with the cat. I am from loud music and sancocho, tostones, mangu, and rice and beans.I am from Gloria and […]

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The Street We Walk

I heard them and I still hear themHearing mother calling for their kids To come home before it gets darkHearing Aunts, uncles, playing dominos In front of the building making betsWalking to the park and seeing vendorsSelling ice cream, corn for $1Hearing police sirens and seeing the A and 1 track passing.Walking to the deli and Talking to the workers and petting the catThis […]

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Diction- middle neutral style

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I think the mother are calling for their kids because most of the time kids hang out around the building and the mother are calling them back home it is getting dark.

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even if your in your apartment you can hear the train because it so noisy and if you live near a train station even worse.

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sound technique

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Reality

The poem talks about what it like living in the Bronx. But also saying how even though bad things have happened in the Bronx, the Bronx is changing is still is people homes/ community. Print this page. Author Luisa View all posts

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I think it refers to kids missing because kids like to hang around the block playing with kids and your parent telling you to be careful.

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I think that why Ernestine always mock or get angry at Tish some time.

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I get that they're celebrating but why give Tish alcohol?

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This got more interesting.

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I agree and I also think maybe she went to the police and said she was raped and the police and her lied and put the blame on Fonny.

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This is so sad. He's angry but still, worries about tish show you how kind he is a love tish.

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I agree with you I think he sacred and kinda traumatized because he doesn't want to get arrested by the police again.

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Yeah, he's basically saying how the police are corrupt and how they can control the system.

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I agree, It good that her family supports her and help her and is the for fonny.

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They wanna change his testimony because if they change it they can say ” change your testimony and you will get out of jail or get a shorter sentence.” They just wanna put black people in prison because they're racist.

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Maybe because her parent didn't want her to be her anymore after she testified about what she said “Fonny did”

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I don't think so I just think he going to talk about Tish and how is he going to take care of his daughter.

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I agree with you because parents want their kids to marry somebody with a stable job because they don't their kids to have to suffer.

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Because he probably worried that something happens because she came home really late.

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Fonny wants to marry tish because he wants Tish to be his and doesn't want her to get another lover.

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I think frank get mad when she talks about god because he probably thinking if God exists why is he doing this to his son.

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I think when she means ” holy ghost” is how she very religious and like how she gaining weight and scared even with like the spirit of god she can't fight it?

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It kinda cute how he asking so many questions about what she want's.

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I think this is where she starts to like him more than a friend.

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agree

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I agree I don't think Fonny parents would agree and help tish with her pregnancy. I think it will cause stress and problems for tish during her pregnancy.

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I agree

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I wonder why James Baldwin won't tell us what Fonny did.

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I kinda agree with her dad that they should get married because like their looking for a place and are gonna have a kid so why not?

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I wonder why she opened the brandy if tish said that it very old.

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Why when he thoughtt of nudity he talked about a naked child?

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Baldwin choice of words here describe a woman who is very respected in the crunch by using heels like pistoles and saying she walks with her head high.

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Fonny parent relationship is toxic. How can they just go back to normal after what just happened? Why is he saying he is the lord should that upset her because she religious? it looks more like a hookup than a family

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Saturday is bad because it the first day of the weekend and it a mess and everybody home. On Sunday all of the fightings is kind of over and everybody getting their act together in a way.

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Right?? I would think that would affect what he think love is

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I agree but I think she still friends with her because she had know else at that time except for Geneva

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I think Geneva describes Fonny as ugly because Fonny doesn't pay attention to her.

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I think she knows that she can't help Fonny but she loves him so much that she willing to be by his side when he's in jail.

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I agree I think she just loves him a lot that why she says that.

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It looks like Fonny is starting to worry and question how they will raise their baby.

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I agree maybe since he in jail and she says that he worries about things he just trying to make sure.

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Maybe it about her and Fonny relationship and what Fonny going through

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It seems like she kinda given up on something? Print this page. Author Luisa View all posts

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I think here is where we see their friendship start.

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This makes me think that something big happened and that why he's In jail and maybe that why she proud of him?

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What did he do to be in jail?

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I think that he's telling him how to survive the racism he will face and that if he lets it affect him he will end up like his grandfather.

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I think he's talking about how the white people would ignore his mother when working for them and how they treated her.

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Why do people always have to criticize other people religion or be mad for someone believing in another belief.

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I think he starting to question his sexuality

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I agree

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I agree I think religion is very important to him

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I think he's scared to question his faith because each time he questions it he always says I been saved.

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I think he's scared to question his faith because each time he questions it he always says I been saved.

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I agree like his trying so hard to not question his religion but then he like no it nothing.

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I think he got in an adrenalin rush

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I think his father scared he might die or get hurt if he tries to be better than a white person in the era.

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This kinda shows that there has always been racism because it in religion and religion dates back to centuries.

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I think James Baldwin want to become somebody and be something and he won't let a white person take away he's life.

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I think white people want to see black servants do something wrong just to talk down at them and also it shows how they stereotype black people as people who steal.

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I agree

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He talks about police hurting him and sexually touching him and how they used their position as police officers to hurt him because his African America.

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I disagree you shouldn't make non religious people become religious.

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I disagree you shouldn't make non religious people become religious.

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I think it when you're questioning your religion

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I think it when you're questioning your religion

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I Think his questioning his religion because he was born in to a religion were having sex was a sin but then people were having sex and getting turn on by the girls.

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I Think his questioning his religion because he was born in to a religion were having sex was a sin but then people were having sex and getting turn on by the girls.

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I agree

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I agree

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I disagree because white people wanted power and control and used religion to do it.

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I think he saying no matter what amount of money or how successful you are as in African american during this era you would always be treated different.

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It shows how depending on where you grew up and live it affects how you will be as a person and in the future what you do.

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I agree

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I think he talking about in General like everything that is happening in our society that is bad will not be forgotten not justice racism and injustice

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He's dad is dead and he is writing the letter to his nephew James

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I agree

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I agree and I would like to add that I think his father killed himself because he keep saying how the words that white people would say made his dad “holy”

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I think he saying that once white people understand what they are doing African Americans will never be free.

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I agree

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I think he's saying don't be like white people because there never going to treat you like a white person

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I agree

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He's basically saying that he needs to be better because in this country a white man will succeed than a black man.

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I agree

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I agree

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maybe because that was his way of punishing him when he did something wrong?

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I think it shows how what people say can affect you, I think his father killed himself because of what white people were saying. Print this page. Author Luisa View all posts

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Ex Machina

  • April 14, 2021

I Remember

  • March 23, 2021

My story

  • March 1, 2021

The Street We Walk

  • February 10, 2021

Diction- middle neutral style

  • February 4, 2021

I think the mother are calling for their kids because most of the time kids hang out around the building and the mother are calling them back home it is getting dark.

  • February 3, 2021

even if your in your apartment you can hear the train because it so noisy and if you live near a train station even worse.

  • February 3, 2021

sound technique

  • February 3, 2021

Reality

  • February 3, 2021

I think it refers to kids missing because kids like to hang around the block playing with kids and your parent telling you to be careful.

  • February 3, 2021

I think that why Ernestine always mock or get angry at Tish some time.

  • January 22, 2021

I get that they're celebrating but why give Tish alcohol?

  • January 22, 2021

This got more interesting.

  • January 8, 2021

I agree and I also think maybe she went to the police and said she was raped and the police and her lied and put the blame on Fonny.

  • January 8, 2021

This is so sad. He's angry but still, worries about tish show you how kind he is a love tish.

  • January 8, 2021

I agree with you I think he sacred and kinda traumatized because he doesn't want to get arrested by the police again.

  • January 8, 2021

Yeah, he's basically saying how the police are corrupt and how they can control the system.

  • January 8, 2021

I agree, It good that her family supports her and help her and is the for fonny.

  • January 8, 2021

They wanna change his testimony because if they change it they can say ” change your testimony and you will get out of jail or get a shorter sentence.” They just wanna put black people in prison because they're racist.

  • January 8, 2021

Maybe because her parent didn't want her to be her anymore after she testified about what she said “Fonny did”

  • January 8, 2021

I don't think so I just think he going to talk about Tish and how is he going to take care of his daughter.

  • January 8, 2021

I agree with you because parents want their kids to marry somebody with a stable job because they don't their kids to have to suffer.

  • January 8, 2021

Because he probably worried that something happens because she came home really late.

  • January 8, 2021

Fonny wants to marry tish because he wants Tish to be his and doesn't want her to get another lover.

  • January 8, 2021

I think frank get mad when she talks about god because he probably thinking if God exists why is he doing this to his son.

  • December 22, 2020

I think when she means ” holy ghost” is how she very religious and like how she gaining weight and scared even with like the spirit of god she can't fight it?

  • December 22, 2020

It kinda cute how he asking so many questions about what she want's.

  • December 22, 2020

I think this is where she starts to like him more than a friend.

  • December 22, 2020

agree

  • December 22, 2020

I agree I don't think Fonny parents would agree and help tish with her pregnancy. I think it will cause stress and problems for tish during her pregnancy.

  • December 22, 2020

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