Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural arts movements.

His [Ben Okri's] work poses very serious questions for the twenty-first century. Among them: To what extent will we allow the indefinable dynamics of something called "destiny" to maintain grief and horror in the world? How hard are human beings willing to fight to achieve and sustain justice, equanimity, or joy? And should progress be called such when it devours what is best within the human spirit?

With its leaves so rich and heavy with elation and its crimson face made brighter with visions of divinity the shadow of a certain rose looks just like an angel eating light.

We can cry for years but sometimes gotta smile too.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.

Where humanity sowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.