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

I probably have not killed anyone in America because I write, I've maintained good controls over myself by writing.

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

Zora Neale Hurston said fear is the greatest emotion and I said, 'No my dear sister.' Fear will make us move to save our own skins. Love also makes us save ourselves, but it will make us move to save others as well.

I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of the world.

No. Don't never go looking for love girl. Just wait. It'll come. Like the rain fallin' from the heaven, it'll come. Just don't never give up on love.

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.'