Bronzeville Mother Loiters

A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi, A Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon, a heart wrenching poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, is about the tragic and horrifying murder of a fourteen year old boy named Emmett Till. This poem follows the lives of the “Maid Mild” the wife and the “Fine Prince” , the husband, and how they feel after the verdict of the trial. Brooks brings together powerful allusion, poignant diction, vivid imagery and alliteration to convey the huge amount of guilt and insecurity that continuously over bares the “Maid Mild”.

Even though the unfortunate, strong belief of racism is what is imbedded in her, she feels horrible about the crime committed by her husband and her accusation which led to it. For example, in stanza fourteen