Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim

Judgement at the Golden Shovel A Poem on The Pool Players By Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim Below we have the original poem “The Pool Players by Gwendolyn Brooks, followed by the poem “The Fool Players by Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim”  Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks  (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the  Pulitzer Prize for Poetry  on May 1, 1950, for  Annie Allen , making her the first  African American  to receive a  Pulitzer Prize . One of her most celebrated poems is “The Pool Players” about the plight of black youth, led astray, and outcast.  The Fool Players by Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim  is inspired by the unfairness of the circumstances of the Pool Players. It is based on a conversation where the poet learns of a friend, who suffers domestic abuse in silence. However, unlike the Pool Player...