I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops.

Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food.

Poets can tell the truth as they see it. It’s the author’s story, the author’s voice.

We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

Black Poetry is not for Black People...it is for everybody

My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.