Chisholm, first black woman—congressman

Unbought and unbossed campaign she ran

A presidential seat to be won

Though they blocked it, said it can’t be done

Undeterred, glass ceiling-breaker, was she

Her legacy will never be undone

Afterword: The gwawdodyn byr is a sestet (or six-line stanza) form with 9 syllables in the first 4 lines; 10 syllables in the final 2 lines; lines 1-4 and 6 end rhyme; the end of line 5 rhymes with a syllable in line 6.

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