In a world where the majority of poets have been white males, African American women have entered the poetic scene with poems that celebrate life and also brings light to social and political injustices. African American poets like those listed below find a way to incorporate culture and a fruitful critique of discrimination together without 'firing any shots' at a particular group.

These women such as Maya, and Sonya... Yes 1st name basis... Feel the dire need to give voices to many African American women, who have no had the opportunity. The way they go about doing so is through personal experiences, and even though some of their work may not be personal, their writing is so well constructed we believe it is. Simply because SOMEONE has been the subject of their lyrics at one point or another. They have no issue with putting their selves in their 'sistahs' shoes.

Read back throught the blogs and you will find that as I learned in Social Lingustics, throught the 'Shapir Whorf' theory... *scholar shrug* that our culture directly influences our language .. And this is evident. Race, gender, social class, ethnicity, and culture are all connected in regards to African American female writing. This is what's makes the movement so connected and gives these women a solidarity feature.