Over the years, there have been arguments on the role of art in society. Some critics with apt knowledge of Western literature and the quality of their several art works tend to argue in favour of art for art sake but it is a fact, however arguable it may be, that a dekko on the bulk of literary works produced in the African continent are products of the artists' vision and creation as part of their duties and debts they owe their societies towards achieving a more prosperous and beautiful future. These artists concern themselves with issues greater than their common and private interests but of general and communal interest of their societies. Poetry, one of the genres of literature has become one of the formidable ways through which writers and artists criticize and attack their societies in the hopes of correcting and instituting a more ideal and idyllic society of their dreams. Several poetry collections exist not for private exotericisms of the poets but for the betterment, liberation, and emancipation of a greater number of the people all for humanity sake. This paper selected the two volumes of poetry by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Hearts songs and Waiting for Dawn. The purpose is to study how the poet used the avenue of poetry to defend the cause of her people. The paper highlighted critically the class consciousness and struggle between the upper and lower class which draws attention to the collections as Marxist literature. What ought to be done to bridge this wide gulf and restore the sanctity of humanity and equality of life from the view point of the poet is one of the major thrusts of this paper.