Come windless invader I am a carnival of Stars, a poem of blood.

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

You can't have relationships with other people until you give birth to yourself.

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.

All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.'

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

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