Karenge ya MarengeBy Countee CullenWherein are words sublime or noble? What Invests one speech with haloed eminence, Makes it the sesame...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayVerse FormsSonnetBlameDisappointment + 5 more
MonumentsBy Myra Sklarew Today the moon sees fit to come between a parched earth and sun, hurrying the premature darkness. A...NatureFallStars, Planets, HeavensSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesIndependence Day + 7 more
AmericaBy Claude McKayAlthough she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayVerse FormsSonnetAngerBlame
Let America Be America AgainBy Langston Hughes Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayTechniquesAnaphora
The Fourth of July ParadeBy Fran HarawayStripes and stars, Antique cars, Pretty girls, Baton twirls, Spangled gowns, Friendly clowns, Smiling...Independence DayHolidays
Learning to love AmericaBy Shirley Geok-Lin Limbecause it has no pure products because the Pacific Ocean sweeps along the coastline because the water...Social CommentariesMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayAnxiety & InsecurityJoy & Contentment
p1Immigrant PicnicBy Gregory DjanikianIt's the Fourth of July, the flags are painting the town, the plastic forks and knives are laid out ...Independence DayMetersFree Verse
On the Pulse of MorningBy Maya AngelouA Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, who...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence Day
4thBy Gillian Conoley of July bagpipes big mad Hitchcockian crows siren families striding hurrying want a whole lot of love...Social CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmIndependence DayTechniquesAllusionAngerAnxiety & Insecurity + 2 more
waiting on the mayflowerBy Evie Shockleyi. august 1619 arrived in a boat, named and unnamed, twenty, pirated away from a portuguese slaver, traded for...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsActivitiesTravels & JourneysIndependence DayStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseAnger + 4 more
Independence Day 2010By Hoa NguyenCan be cracked or am that you didn't consider me or I thought so recovering in a nap You took the 4th...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayMetersFree VerseBoredomDisappointment
from The People, YesBy Carl SandburgLincoln? He was a mystery in smoke and flags Saying yes to the smoke, yes to the flags, Yes to the paradoxes...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayGratitudeFor All Ages + 3 more
Robinson Escapes to the Cape for Independence DayBy Kathleen RooneyO little-know facts—how Robinson attracts them! Pilgrims rocked ashore here, before Plymouth Rock. The word...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaIndependence DayMetersFree VerseBoredom + 2 more
Fire SeasonBy James GalvinAll the angels of Tie Siding were on fire. The famous sky was gone. Presumably the mountains were still...LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRelationshipsIndependence DayAnxiety & Insecurity
The True-Blue AmericanBy Delmore SchwartzJeremiah Dickson was a true-blue American, For he was a little boy who understood America, for he felt...Social CommentariesMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayMetersFree VerseHumor
I Am WaitingBy Lawrence FerlinghettiI am waiting for my case to come up and I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder and I am waiting for someone...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraOptimism
AmericaBy Allen GinsbergAmerica I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing. America two dollars and twentyseven cents January 17...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphora + 5 more
Ellis IslandBy Peter BalakianThe tide’s a Bach cantata. The beach is the swollen neck of Isaac. The tide’s a lamentation of white...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayMetersFree Verse
Fourth of JulyBy John BrehmFreedom is a rocket, isn’t it, bursting orgasmically over parkloads of hot dog devouring human beings...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayMetersFree VerseAngerDisappointmentGrief
Abraham Lincoln Walks at MidnightBy Vachel LindsayIt is portentous, and a thing of state That here at midnight, in our little town A mourning figure walks...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayKwanzaaStanza FormsRhymed StanzaAnxiety & InsecurityGrief + 4 more