We Real Cool BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel. We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.— Gwendolyn Brooks, “We Real Cool” from Selected Poems. : : Source: Poetry (1959) :. : Narrative MusicContinue reading “We Real Cool : Gwendolyn Brooks : ( 1 ) : : Narrative Music Video / poetry foundation ( 2 ) : Drew Dir : Ayanna Wood & Jamila Wood Video : : School Poems : :”