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advocate - to argue in favour of
engage - to draw and maintain attention

B, J. (n.d.) What Is Protest Poetry. In Wise Geek. Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-protest-poetry.htm
Daniels, P. (2002). "Strange Fruit": The Story Of A Song. Retrieved from http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/feb2002/frut-f08.shtml
Goodfellow, G. (2004). Punch On Punch Off. Wakefield Press: Australia.
Lissaint, C. (2011). Put the Financial Aid in the Bag. In TedEd. Retrieved from http://ed.ted.com/lessons/poetic-stickup-put-the-financial-aid-in-the-bag
McFarlane, P. & Temple, L. (2006). Blue Light, Clear Atoms (2nd ed.). Macmillan: Australia.
Murray, L. (2006). Collected Poems. Black Ink: Australia.
Protest Song. (2012). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_song
Ryder, C. (2012). Spoken Word Artist Joshua Bennett Performs Today. Page 11 In The Phoenix. Retrieved from http://issuu.com/swarthmorephoenix/docs/phoenix_02_02

Blue Light, Clear Atoms. Of particular interest are the poems that focus on war (Wilfred Owen is one of my favourites). Look for Macfarlane in the 811 section.
Appreciating Poetry. Take a look at the Satire and Youth And Age sections. Look for Sadler in the 811 section.
Collected Poems by Les Murray.Punch On Punch Off. For those Look for MurrayGoodfellow in the
A great protest poem to get you started is Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol. It's great because of it's complex political history and the fact it is being constantly 'reborn'. It was a poem sparked by a picture of a lynching, which was then turned into a song by Billie Holiday, which has been covered many times in history and has had a film made about it. To read the poem and read an in depth article about it (long, but I promise it's fascinating) go to "Strange Fruit": The Story of a Song. If you want to see the picture that sparked it (warning: graphic) go here.
Now that you've been introduced to protest poetry, go on an exploration of your own. You can search for protest poetry at the search engine PoemHunter.com or the Poetry Foundation. When searching you will get some good results from looking for "protest poetry", but try and use specific keywords on themes you're interested in. For example, "Autism". (This finds 20 poems in PoemHunter - I read the first two in the list and they are both examples of protest poetry.)

Read It!
{write.jpg} www.morguefile.comThere are fantastic poetry textbooks in our school library. Ask your teacher or me if you need help identifying good poems in a textbook. Here are some great titles:
for Macfarlane in the 811 section.
Appreciating Poetry. for Sadler in the 811 section.
Collected Poems for Murray in the 811 section.
A great protest poem to get you started is Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol. It's great because of it's complex political history and the fact it is being constantly 'reborn'. It was a poem sparked by a picture of a lynching, which was then turned into a song by Billie Holiday, which has been covered many times in history and has had a film made about it. To read the poem and read an in depth article about it (long, but I promise it's fascinating) go to "Strange Fruit": The Story of a Song. If you want to see the picture that sparked it (warning: graphic) go here.
Now that you've been introduced to protest poetry, go on an exploration of your own. You can search for protest poetry at the search engine PoemHunter.com or the Poetry Foundation. When searching you will get some good results from looking for "protest poetry", but try and use specific keywords on themes you're interested in. For example, "Autism". (This finds 20 poems in PoemHunter - I read the first two in the list and they are both examples of protest poetry.)

Lissaint, C. (2011). Put the Financial Aid in the Bag. In TedEd. Retrieved from http://ed.ted.com/lessons/poetic-stickup-put-the-financial-aid-in-the-bag
McFarlane, P. & Temple, L. (2006). Blue Light, Clear Atoms (2nd ed.). Macmillan: Australia.
Murray, L. (2006). Collected Poems. Black Ink: Australia.
Protest Song. (2012). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_song
Ryder, C. (2012). Spoken Word Artist Joshua Bennett Performs Today. Page 11 In The Phoenix. Retrieved from http://issuu.com/swarthmorephoenix/docs/phoenix_02_02
Sadler, R., Hayllar, T. & Powell, C. (2000). Appreciating Poetry. Macmillan: Australia.
Turner, B. (2005). The Hurt Locker. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rKwRL0p6g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Verdon, G. (2010). Loudspeaker. Image taken from http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldverdon/5185876175/

advocate - to argue in favour of
engage - to draw and maintain attention
high brow - highly cultured and intellectual
lynching - to punish someone without going through the courts (usually be hanging them)
textual device - tools used to construct a literary work
theme - a main idea being explored
satire - a literary work in which human foolishness is attacked
style - the way it is done
universal - affecting the whole world

Read It!
{write.jpg} www.morguefile.comThere are fantastic poetry textbooks in our school library. Ask your teacher or me if you need help identifying good poems in a textbook. Here are some great titles:
Clear Atoms. In it you will find a range of powerful protest poetry. Take aOf particular look atinterest are the poems that my favourites).
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Appreciating Poetry. Take a look at the Satire and Youth And Age sections. Look for Sadler
Collected Poems by Les Murray. For those who worry that poetry has to be highly literary and have 'high brow' content, this book of poetry by an Australian ex boxer will dispel that myth. Look for Murray
A great protest poem to get you started is Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol. It's great because of it's complex political history and the fact it is being constantly 'reborn'. It was a poem sparked by a picture of a lynching, which was then turned into a song by Billie Holiday, which has been covered many times in history and has had a film made about it. To read the poem and read an in depth article about it (long, but I promise it's fascinating) go to "Strange Fruit": The Story of a Song. If you want to see the picture that sparked it (warning: graphic) go here.
Now that you've been introduced to protest poetry, go on an exploration of your own. You can search for protest poetry at the search engine PoemHunter.com or the Poetry Foundation. When searching you will get some good results from looking for "protest poetry", but try and use specific keywords on themes you're interested in. For example, "Autism". (This finds 20 poems in PoemHunter - I read the first two in the list and they are both examples of protest poetry.)

Read It!
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A great protest poem to get you started is Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol. It's great because of it's complex political history and the fact it is being constantly 'reborn'. It was a poem sparked by a picture of a lynching, which was then turned into a song by Billie Holiday, which has been covered many times in history and has had a film made about it. To read the poem and read an in depth article about it (long, but I promise it's fascinating) go to "Strange Fruit": The Story of a Song. If you want to see the picture that sparked it (warning: graphic) go here.
Now that you've been introduced to protest poetry, go on an exploration of your own. You can search for protest poetry at the search engine PoemHunter.com or the Poetry Foundation. When searching you will get some good results from looking for "protest poetry", but try and use specific keywords on themes you're interested in. For example, "Autism". (This finds 20 poems in PoemHunter - I read the first two in the list and they are both examples of protest poetry.)

Glossary
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advocate - to argue in favour of
engage - to draw and maintain attention
lynching - to punish someone without going through the courts (usually be hanging them)
textual device - tools used to construct a literary work
theme - a main idea being explored
style - the way it is done
universal - affecting the whole world
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See It!
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See performance artist Carvens Lissaint deliver his passionate protest poem Put the Financial Aid in the Bag. This performance highlights the dynamic power of performance poetry to meaningfully engage audiences, and the power of poetry to question social, political, educational, and economic processes. In this particular poem Lissaint is advocating for more equitable access to education. (length 5:00)