I Want To Be Clear

We [black People] Have Always Used Our Creativity To Battle And We're Not The Only Ones. Black Americans Are Certainly Leaders In That Simply Because We Were Denied Education And Dealt With Enforced Illiteracy. But People Seem To Always Forget That Literacy Is Not The Only Way Of Learning Things Or Conveying Knowledge.

The Catchword I Use With My Classes Is: The Authority Of The Writer Always Overcomes The Skepticism Of The Reader.

Deal With Yourself As A Individual, Worthy Of Respect And Make Everyone Else Deal With You The Same Way.

You Know A Person Is Having A Severe Personality Crisis If You See A High School Class Ring On A Finger Beyond The First Semester In College. Male Or Female. It's A Big Sign Saying Nothing Has Mattered To My Life Since Senior Year.

Poetry Is Like Air. It's One Of The Necessary Things. Everyone Benefits From Poetry. And As You Know, Poetry Is International. There Are Only Two Things That Are Truly International, Poetry And Wine.