The poems title "Lovers of the poor" is talking about the women from the ladies betterment league. Brooks calls them lovers of the poor because the rich ladies want to help the poor. If they weren't poor I don't think the rich ladies would like them, but instead they would be jealous. The rich ladies act like they want to help but deep down they know they really don't care about the poor and they also know that they will be out of ghetto and in their nice homes while the poor will be stuck in the slums. …
