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Nya is a teacher at a tough inner-city public school. Her son, Omari,
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START: NYA: Class, today we’re going to look at one of my favorite poems by Gwendolyn Brooks. “We Real Cool. The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel.”
OMARI: We real cool.
NYA: I want you to look at this poem in both versions that I’m sharing with you. Notice its layout.
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END: (Nya stops. Looks out into the class again. A small and audible gasp. A little admission of failure. Stillness.)
No, I’m fine, Shawna. Thank you, I—I think that’s enough of that for the day, so …
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I’m sorry. I’ve got to step out for a sec but … you can work silently, okay? Work on your own response to this poem. I’m going to step out. Please, don’t get out of your seats. Darnell. Paul. I’m serious. Thank you.
Dominique Morisseau, Pipeline, NHB electronic edition, 2017, pp. 30-34.
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