This resources is intended to help learners understand the contemporary and thematical link between poetry and music. The PowerPoint has contextual slides that aid with discussion tasks that the teacher can lead with. There are also issuses that learners can be encouraged to research as well as an abriged version of the song ‘The Message’ by Grandmaster Flash that highlights the effects of segregation and institutional racism in the United States. The song serves as a warning for young people growing up in deprived areas to recognise the gravity of the situation they are in and aspire to be greater.