Incident Comments

Something nostalgic expression about Baltimore

A lovely sweet poem with bit of humor and much of melancholy and great sadness inside. True heart-touching poem

Congratulations being chosen by Poem Hunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day.

A profound Modern Poem Of The Day, most deerving Modern Poem Of The Day.5 Stars full score and myriad more! I have enjoyed very much, so many years have passed, Long before the periiod of Black Lives Matters

What an abominable action for a child so young! And it's still happening to this day!

An insightful work of art.......

County Cullen, the true great Poet, a brilliant lecturer.

A heart-touching Modern Poem Of The Day, most desreving Modern Poem Of The Day.5 Stars full score and myriad more! I have enjoyed much, a true poet who dares to write these lines! Mind his birth date, so many years have passed, Long before the periiod of BLM.

Well penned from inner recesses of the heart. A powerful creation in verse with rhythmic splendour....

The effect of racism is vividly depicted in this well expressed meaningful poem.

The tone of the poem changes when the slur is used.

yo this aged well. quite pogger if i do say so myself

My sweet grandmother (white) recited that poem to me shortly before she passed away. She learned it as a child in school. She knew what love was and only hated hate.

Not only do I feel dumber for trying to verbalize what you try to type, but I'm slowly losing the will to live. I do not want to live in a world where people like you are given the opportunity to work or have a say in anyone's future, let alone reproduce.

You are completely racist! This is an article about how African Americans are abused and you make a joke about it? NOT FUNNY!

Ok but who gave siri the n word pass?

" Incident" is a short poem that packs a huge punch. Its speaker is an African-American man who looks back on a pivotal moment of his life in which he encounters racism.... Cullen was deeply involved in African-American culture and politics, and he was pals with the leading black intellectuals of the age.

The poet had a most disappointing encounter with racism. Yet that is all he remembers of Baltimore. Terrific poem.

Thanks for the sharing of this poem. It was straight to the point and deliberate 💪

I am an artist and I am going to exhibit at the Countee Cullen Library in Harlem with a show entitled " Dreams in a Silken Cloth" which comes from a Cullen's epitaph. Part of the programming will be a reading of Countee Cullen's poems. Readers invited for May 15 & May 29,2019 from 5: 30-6: 45 pm If you are interested in participating, you can reach me at mocerinony@gmail.com