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.
I googled poetry and it was an example in one of the top few results. Someone said they'd read it 4+ times in their ecucational career. I guessed it had to be good. Idk tho.