the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.

Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.

At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.

Things are working out... towards their dazzling conclusions.