Seven at the Golden Shovel.'' Pay particular attention to how you read the poem and how the poem is read in the Favorite Poems Project video—what words are … Her title--We Real Cool; her subject--the way in which both white society and weak black leaders are failing bl This poem takes place in the late 50’s; otherwise known as a popular time that gangsters existed. Directed by Alec Cohen-Schisler, John Dai. Northeastern Illinois University. It is as if the reader is in the presence of these characters as they introduce themselves. The first sentence we read which is the subtitle says, “The Pool Players. ''We Real Cool'' begins by identifying the poem's subject as ''The Pool Players. The story of two classmates who take very different paths, and how your decisions can impact others. “We Real Cool," by Gwendolyn Brooks is a fervent short poem that tells a story of teenage rebellion. "If the topic gets specific and the focus is on black men, the news is even worse." The very first line we hear from voice of the "we" is "We real cool," a proclamation which ironically establishes their extreme insecurity in their performance of masculinity. Knowing part of these teenagers threw their lives away to be reckless, may be heart wrenching, however, it can show us what path to not follow in life. They speak with confidence and defiance, describing their actions and self-ideals in a rhythmic stanza form. Then watch the video of John Ulrich discussing and reading "We Real Cool" as part of the EDSITEment-reviewed Library of Congress Favorite Poems Project. This poem is a formal verse ballad which uses simple sentences that create a steady meter giving the poem a catchy jazz like quality. After "left," the poem's verbs remain in the present tense and suggest habit. Poetic Form "We Real Cool" includes a subtitle followed by an eight-line poem arranged into pairs of lines, or couplets. The poem forces us to ask, Do cool people really have to say that they're cool? “We Real Cool” has astoundingly only a subtitle and eight lines. With Alec Cohen-Schisler, Ryan Mitra, John Dai. In this powerful new book, bell hooks arrests our attention from the first page. Although the poem is short, it packs a powerful message about youth. “We Real Cool” is often read through a racial lens as a poem about young Black men in America. Read Gwendolyn Brooks' poem " We Real Cool " out loud to yourself a few times. “We Real Cool” is written from the perspective of the involved fictional characters. ‘We Real Cool’ is a poem written in 1959 by poet Gwendolyn Brooks and published in her 1960 book The Bean Eaters, her third poetry collection . Detroit, Michigan : Broadside Press, 1966. The poem has been featured on broadsides, reprinted in textbooks and is widely studied in the literature classes. The poem, “We Real Cool”, describes the lifestyle of a few of teenagers through the 1959’s. 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