Understanding Culture Through Poetry

We Real Cool. Learning about Gwendolyn Brooks and her reflections on black culture and way of life.

About the author

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/brooks_g.htm

http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?45442B7C000C07030F with link to Audio

Ulrich’s Video http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/ulrich.html

GROUP TASK

A look at your own culture through poetry. Choose a poem that has influenced you a lot. In what ways do you relate to the message of the poem. In what ways is the poem relevant to your situation and/or the environment that you live in. Does it reflect in anyway the Taiwanese culture? You may choose a poem written by a Chinese author, present the original work together with an English translation.