The Future Is In Good Hands.

Poets Can Tell The Truth As They See It. It’s The Author’s Story, The Author’s Voice.

Everything Will Change. The Only Question Is Growing Up Or Decaying.

I Try To Impress Upon My Students The Importance Of Looking, Listening... Paying Attention, In Other Words. You Must Pay Attention.

Nina Simone's Music Is Incredibly Honest. That's Like Saying, "why Does Jesus' Word Still Stay Around?" It's Incredibly Honest And It's Good.

We All Have Our Muses. My Grandmother And My Mother Are The People I Write For. I'll Never Have To Worry About Who Buys My Work, Or Who Likes It, And Who Doesn't. The People Who I Want To Be Proud Of Me Already Are.