A Joy Harjo poem that quotes this poem begins, “We were running out of breath, as we ran out to meet ourselves.” A bell hooks book titled for this poem is subtitled “Black Men and Masculinity.” The setting of this poem titles a poetic form in which the last word of each line (10[1])makes a quote (10[1])and was pioneered by Terrence Hayes. (10[1])This poem’s author said she was inspired to write this poem after walking past a pool hall in Chicago (10[1])and thinking “I wonder how they feel about themselves?” (10[1])This poem from the collection The Bean Eaters is narrated by “pool players” at the “Golden Shovel.” The characters in this poem (10[1])“Strike straight,” “Jazz June,” and “Die soon.” For 10 points, name this eight-line poem where every line except for the last ends with the word “We,” by Gwendolyn Brooks. ■END■