Without Courage You Cannot Practice Any Of

I Speak To The Black Experience, But I Am Always Talking About The Human Condition.

If You Happen To Fall In Love With Someone In Another Race, It's More Difficult, Because You Have To Translate Yourself.

Through The Centuries, We Faced Down Death By Daring To Hope.

Spirit Is An Invisible Force Made Visible In All Life.

I've Had People Explain To Me What One Of My Poems Meant, And I've Been Surprised That It Means That To Them. If A Person Can Use A Poem Of Mine To Interpret Her Life Or His Life, Good. I Can't Control That. Nor Would I Want To.