September 22, 200817 yr Hello guys, I need your help to find out the name of a poem and the author. Unfortunately I can only remember the main outline, no actual parts of it (or else I'd try my best to search on google. I already tried, to no effect.) Here's what I remember about it: It had an anti-racist theme, but not overtly so. It was made like a story, and it mentioned the words 'black' and 'white' a lot. If I remember well, it switched (in common expressions) the word 'black' with 'white', to create an interesting effect. (like 'whitemail' instead of 'blackmail'). I'm pretty sure it also mentioned the 'Black House' (instead of 'White House). The poem is essentially funny and witty and not very long. I think the end in particular has a nice twist. If any of this rings a bell, please tell me the name and author, thanks! "Metal isn't about violence or faggy whiny lyrics. It isn't even about who plays the heaviest and fastest. It is about invoking a sense of wonder and magnitude that no other genre can depict."
September 22, 200817 yr Is it Benjamin Zephaniah's Black and White? EDIT: Looking on Google apparently it's called "White Comedy": I waz whitemailed By a white witch, Wid white magic An white lies, Branded by a white sheep I slaved as a whitesmith Near a white spot Where I suffered whitewater fever. Whitelisted as a whiteleg I waz in de white book As a master of white art, It waz like white death. People called me white jack Some hailed me as a white wog, So I joined de white watch Trained as a white guard Lived off the white economy. Caught and beaten by de whiteshirts I waz condemned to a white mass, Don't worry, I shall be writing to de Black House. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules |
September 22, 200817 yr Author YES!!! You're awesome, thank you! =D> ( i posted this on another forum and asked a number of people and nobody knew, so i kinda lost hope on it.) Wah, I can sleep well now ;d Well, I guess this can be locked now. ^^ "Metal isn't about violence or faggy whiny lyrics. It isn't even about who plays the heaviest and fastest. It is about invoking a sense of wonder and magnitude that no other genre can depict."
September 22, 200817 yr Is it Benjamin Zephaniah's Black and White? EDIT: Looking on Google apparently it's called "White Comedy": I waz whitemailed By a white witch, Wid white magic An white lies, Branded by a white sheep I slaved as a whitesmith Near a white spot Where I suffered whitewater fever. Whitelisted as a whiteleg I waz in de white book As a master of white art, It waz like white death. People called me white jack Some hailed me as a white wog, So I joined de white watch Trained as a white guard Lived off the white economy. Caught and beaten by de whiteshirts I waz condemned to a white mass, Don't worry, I shall be writing to de Black House. Heh, clever poem. ~ W ~
September 22, 200817 yr Benjamin Zephaniah is a great poet. His poems are always very thought provoking. :thumbsup:
September 22, 200817 yr I remember reading "Face" (a novel) when I was in High School. It was really inspiring and it opened my eyes a bit to the world around me. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules |
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