Recipe, A Poem About Racism.

Each poems subject is based around a person’s
ethnicticity. The common theme is racism, prejudice, and
stereotyping of individuals who are non-white. These
poems were all wrote at a time were segregation and
equal rights were becoming a major issue. Even though
laws for equality were being established, sadly,
discrimination was still being used against those of
color. “Recipe” by Janice Mirikitani, is a narrative
poem regarding a persons facial features. Miriketani
gives directions on how to temporarily change the shape
of your eyes to be round. The speakers’ knowledge of
experience is heard throughout this poem. The diction is
simple to understand and ...