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 write to keep in contact with our ancestors and to spread truth to people.
You can't have relationships with other people until you give birth to yourself.
Art... reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from.
Come windless invader I am a carnival of Stars, a poem of blood.
The words loved me and I loved them in return.