The Only Way You Can Grow Is

We Black Women Are The Single Group In The West Intact. And Anybody Can See We're Pretty Shaky. We Are, However (all Praises), The Only Group That Derives Its Identity From Itself.

We Write Because We Believe The Human Spirit Cannot Be Tamed And Should Not Be Trained.

Poetry Is Music Though, Unfortunately, Not All Music Is Poetry. Because Music Has Other Carriers To Take Its Message - Beats, Lyrics, Singers, Bass Players - Anyone In Music Can Rise To Make A Major Statement But In Poetry There Are Only Words To Do The Work. And They Do Sometimes Have To Sweat.

Everyone Understands That Love Comes In Many Different Packages And Is Used In Many Different Ways. You Cannot Love Beyond Your Years, Nor Can You Fail To Love Beneath Them... In Other Words, I Think You Get The Love You Need When You Open Your Heart.

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