{"id":2022,"date":"2018-04-09T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2019-05-07T18:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T18:32:44","slug":"5-chilling-spoken-word-poems-black-bodies-will-leave-speechless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/5-chilling-spoken-word-poems-black-bodies-will-leave-speechless\/","title":{"rendered":"JARO Picks: 5 Chilling Spoken Word Poems About Black Bodies That Will Leave You Speechless"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Button Poetry\/”How Do You Raise a Black Child?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhen a black man walks, think of it as a masterpiece, a beautiful song that you may only hear once. Cherish it. You may never hear it again.\u201d These are the haunting words of Neiel Israel from her poem \u201cWhen a Black Man Walks,\u201d that unfortunately ring true.<\/p>\n

For National Poetry Month, we\u2019ve curated a selection of gifted contemporary poets who will, without a doubt, send chills down your spine through their passionate and emotionally charged spoken word poems about the immeasurable importance of black lives. From Joseph Capehart to Cortney Lamar Charleston, here are the poets and verses that left us searching for words, resonating to the core.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Joseph Capehart<\/a> \u2013 “I Write About the Black Boy”<\/h3>\n

“I write about the black boy because isn’t he scared? Don’t he know how easy it is to lose his body? Ain’t the proof lying in the streets?”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n