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“We Real Cool”

by Gwendolyn Brooks
The Pool Players.
Seven at The Golden Shovel.
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Where does this poem take place?

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some time in the 1950's or 60's

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