I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

I appreciate and enjoy my age.

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

The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. I say, the trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans.

The poet can only write the poems; it takes the reader to complete the meaning.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.