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I Like To Read Octavia E. Butler's 'wild Seed' Over And Over Again. And J. California Cooper's 'the Wake Of The Wind.' That One Makes Me Cry From Joy. I'll Mourn - I'll Actually Mourn - And Then I'll Cry From Joy. She's Wonderful.

Everything Starts With Writing. I Heard Nikki Giovanni And Was Blown Away. I Just Thought 'wow'; She Was Writing From A Black Girl's Perspective, And The Imagery Was So Vivid That I Started Doing Spoken Word.

I Truly Loved Being Pregnant And Feeling What Was Going On Inside My Body And Watching It Change. It's Difficult To Recoup, But Still Amazing Nonetheless. I Would Have Another One.

I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

Sometimes, For Principle, Your Gonna Have To Kick Some Ass.