Wasn't it Phillis Wheatley's "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious, and Moral"?
Serious but not dark. show that you are trying hard to get your point across but not to hard. also, dont be so serious that you creep them out
Answer:
Because of their poverty they may experience multiple disadvantages through unemployment, low income, poor housing, inadequate health care and barriers to lifelong learning, culture, sport and recreation.
The answer would be no there was no gossip swirling