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Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, “We Real Cool.”
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- We Real Cool
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The poem begins with the speaker stating that he and his friends are “cool.” They spend their days playing pool and have left school in order to get away from the establishment. The players do not seem to have any regard for their futures, only the present. They are satisfying their most basic wants with “Lurk[ing]” in the night and drinking watere...
Before beginning ‘We Real Cool’it is important for a reader to take note of the subtitle that appears before the text actually begins. It reads, These two lines are straightforward, just like the rest of the poem. They are used to set the scene as if they are stage directions. From these lines, a reader can interpret that the characters are “pool p...
Since ‘We Real Cool’ is only four stanzasand eight lines long a reader must seek out detail wherever possible. Brooks did not choose her words lightly. If a word such as “golden” was used, it was used with a specific image in mind. One should consider this in reference to the larger image of the pool hall. This particular place is labeled as “golde...
Lines 1-2
When Brooks begins ‘We Real Cool’ she does so without hesitation. The seven pool players immediately turn and address the listener. It is easy to fall into the patterning of the verses as the repetitionmakes the lines read somewhat like a song. The players could be speaking in tandem. They begin by saying that they are “real cool.” The grammatical structure of the sentence tells the readers something about the men. The next line informs the reader that they chose to leave school. It is unclea...
Lines 3-4
The next stanza describes how the men “Lurk late.” The use of the word “Lurk” makes the phrase sound predatory. It is as if the men are moving through the night seeking out opportunities, thrills, or prey. Whatever it is they do, they do it “late” at night. There is not an end to their “Lurk[ing]” and they will be out and on the prowl long after others have turned in. The following line is similar in that the word “Strike” feels dangerous. It is used here to refer to their ability to play poo...
Lines 5-6
In the next stanza, Brooks’ speaker or speaker/s begins with an alliteration. Here it is stated that they “Sing sin.” This is meant to describe the way they celebrate their own (and others) misdeeds. They like to participate in things that are deemed sinful and they do not feel about their choices. One should consider the statement made by Brooks at this point alluding to the false confidence she saw these speakers as having. The sins are unknown but could relate to the possibly disreputable...
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14 de nov. de 2023 · That time we all heard it, cool and clear, cutting across the hot grit of the day. The major Voice. The adult Voice forgoing Rolling River, forgoing tearful tale of bale and barge and other symptoms of an old despond.
“We Real Cool” is a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, first published in her 1960 collection The Bean Eaters. The poem describes a group of teenagers hanging out outside of a pool hall. It imagines these teenagers as rebels who proudly defy convention and authority—and who will likely pay for their behavior with their lives.
9 de dic. de 2019 · Gwendolyn Brooks built upon this new tradition for this 1959 poem, which was inspired by seeing a group of young boys in a pool hall rather than in school. How do they view themselves, she wonders? ‘We Real Cool’ gives them a voice – and in doing so, reflects the new phenomenon of the 1950s: the teenager.
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We Real Cool" is a poem written in 1959 by poet Gwendolyn Brooks and published in her 1960 book The Bean Eaters, her third collection of poetry. The poem has been featured on broadsides, re-printed in literature textbooks and is widely studied in literature classes.
