This poem conveys the purpose of the Black Arts Movement (BAM). This is because this piece of literature shows the personal struggle that African Americans have when through in a form of art. This, according to Larry Neal, supports the BAM. Neal says that the BAM is how “Black people to define the world in their own terms.” This poem reinforce this statement because it expresses the feelings of an African American women in society. Now, to express these feelings of oppression, they do it through being “dramatists, poets, choreographers, musicians, and novelists.” By doing this, this helps express the “spiritual and cultural needs of Black people” through art. This is all reflected throughout the poem above. Overall, the poem supports Neal’s
