This week we read Jose Olivarez’s piece Hecky Naw and talked about words we love to use that are part of our identities. Students had a great time discussing slang, and local Chicago words you might not hear in other places. We’ll be posting a few more of these next week as students continue to work on them. But for now, enjoy this week’s poets!
D’Kari M
Pop Out Trim
Come to the party
trim with yo group
it’s a lot of juke parties this weekend.
Pop out dance to the music,
put that drip on,
get some girls,
get they IG’s
it’s gone be loud and lit
pop out.
Gangasaur
Eummanni G.
If you my gangasaur
then I rock with you
If you my gangasaus
then you real cool
Me and my gangasaur
have alot in common
me and my gangasaur
have the same taste
The time we spend together
never goes to waste
People trying to kill our vibe
that the people we hate
we are 4-lifers
And there’s no need to debate
no need to decipher
