JOURNAL ARTICLE

Saturday Class: Gwendolyn Brooks and “We Real Cool”.

  • Published In: Poetry, 2026, v. 228, n. 2. P. 150 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ellis, Kelly Norman 3 of 3

Abstract

POEMSSandra asks, What does she mean when she say we left school?She talking ’bout cutting class or dropped out?I say, What do y’all think?Summer says, This makes me think of growing up in Lawndale.We be playing and having a good time in the summer.I knew everybody. But when school startedAgain, there was always somebody missing.Some of them changed grades,Some of them started running the streets,And some got killed.Sometimes, left just meansleft. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Poetry. 2026/05, Vol. 228, Issue 2, p150
  • Document Type:Literary Criticism
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:0032-2032
  • Accession Number:192468166
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