http://www.aaregistry.org/poetry/view/poem-black-boys-nikki-giovanni
Poem for Black Boys, introduces the desire for uprising following the American Civil Rights Movement. This poem seems as though the speaker is suggesting that the young black boys should rebel against the mistreatment that they are receiving from society, however; this is just Giovanni’s style of writing. She writes “ask for CULLURD instead of monopoly”. The word “cullurd” if said correctly is equivalent to colored which introduces the reader to Giovanni’s clever style of writing. In stanza two, the speaker is suggesting that the young boys should ask for a game that they are familiar with and continues on with suggesting to them that if they knew their worth, they could do so much in the world with their victory. I am sure that many readers take this poem out of content when trying to denote it or as they see the word “revolution”. Giovanni seems as though she is trying to send a message to the generation of the black boys which is stating that they should work to be strong and revolt against the stereotypes that they have been stamped with. In this time period, there were many judgments being passed among the young black boys. Giovanni writes that these boys should play “run-away-slave” something that their ancestors were good at which implies that they should free themselves from the limitations placed on them. This poem gives instructions to the younger generation of African Americans on how to accept themselves in a time where no one else would. In my opinion this poem was a very obvious one to get, whereas Giovanni’s other ones seem a lot more difficult.
Poem for Black Boys, introduces the desire for uprising following the American Civil Rights Movement. This poem seems as though the speaker is suggesting that the young black boys should rebel against the mistreatment that they are receiving from society, however; this is just Giovanni’s style of writing. She writes “ask for CULLURD instead of monopoly”. The word “cullurd” if said correctly is equivalent to colored which introduces the reader to Giovanni’s clever style of writing. In stanza two, the speaker is suggesting that the young boys should ask for a game that they are familiar with and continues on with suggesting to them that if they knew their worth, they could do so much in the world with their victory. I am sure that many readers take this poem out of content when trying to denote it or as they see the word “revolution”. Giovanni seems as though she is trying to send a message to the generation of the black boys which is stating that they should work to be strong and revolt against the stereotypes that they have been stamped with. In this time period, there were many judgments being passed among the young black boys. Giovanni writes that these boys should play “run-away-slave” something that their ancestors were good at which implies that they should free themselves from the limitations placed on them. This poem gives instructions to the younger generation of African Americans on how to accept themselves in a time where no one else would. In my opinion this poem was a very obvious one to get, whereas Giovanni’s other ones seem a lot more difficult.
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