...i believe the most beautiful poem ...is your heart racing - Nikki Giovanni

As a writer, one has to be willing to be wrong, willing to make mistakes. I’ve put everything on the table and accepted the fact that I may come up short. And, if (or when) I do, that’s okay.

how do you write a poem
about someone so close
...don't you already know
what i feel and if
you don't maybe
i should check my feelings

Poetry is the culture of a people. We are poets even when we don’t write poems; just look at our life, our rhythms, our tenderness, our signifying, our sermons and our songs.