The most fundamental truth to be told in any art form, as far as Blacks are concerned, is that America is killing us.

What I'm trying to do is to tell young people that I teach them how to breathe before I teach the haiku. That one breath, that one breath, because the haiku keeps you alive. It keeps you going. If you learn how to breath the haiku, you learn how to breathe. If you learn how to breathe, you're much healthier.

Art... reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from.

The most fundamental truth to be told in any art form, as far as Blacks are concerned, is that America is killing us.

... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death.

The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the 'Negro's' reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images.

...I write to keep in contact with our ancestors and to spread truth to people.