We Do Not Deride The Fears Of

Revolution Always Unfolds Inside An Atmosphere Of Rising Expectations.

That A Little Child Will Lead Us Back To The Child We Will Always Be, Vulnerable And Wanting And Hurting For Love And For Beauty.

Poetry Is A Political Act Because It Involves Telling The Truth.

In America, You Can Segregate The People, But The Problems Will Travel. From Slavery To Equal Rights, From State Suppression Of Dissent To Crime, Drugs And Unemployment, I Can't Think Of A Supposedly Black Issue That Hasn't Wasted The Original Black Target Group And Then Spread Like Measles To Outlying White Experience.

It Means To Educate Myself Incessantly About The World Around Me.