The Ballad Of The Landlord Comments

Great poem! I, too, want to hurt my landlord

Great use of dialect, especially with the transition from the negro's speech and the landlord's plea for law enforcement between stanzas five and six.

I take the side of the negro tenant in this dispute. The landlord and the judge are rough on him. I found a few good landlords in Auckland, but some greedy ones, like the one in the poem. A fair and just ballad.

good one it is a good examle

Landlord Landlord Good use of repetition for the purpose of emphasis. SYLVA-ONYEMA UBA

i was not interrested in that poem

If only he was alive. Great poem

One of the finest poems in literature. Wonderful

A sad story. How justice is applied. This is law. Nice poem well written.

A portrayal of injustice, superb piece

This is the poem that contributed to the dismissal of a white,4th grade school teacher, Jonathan Kozol, from the Christopher Gibson School in Dorchester, Mass. Mr. Kozol distributed the poem to his 4th grade students to recite at home. One of the students memorizing the poem recited it to his father who happened to be a Copper

I really can relate to this poem, you had landlord that didn't want to do anything but collect the rent,