Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make it.

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

And I cried… for all of the women who stretched their bodies for civilizations, only to find ruins.

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.'

The words loved me and I loved them in return.

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.

I shall become, I shall become a collector of me. And put meat on my soul.