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To be Young Gifted and Black

 To be Young Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography, by Lorraine Hansberry. I have loved every play this woman has written. (Most are familiar with her other work “A Raisin in The Sun”). They are a transporting and phenomenal look … Continue reading →

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Perfectionism

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Place

On the last day of the worldI would want to plant a tree what fornot for the fruit the tree that bears the fruitis not the one that was planted I want the tree that standsin the earth for the … Continue reading →

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First Audience

I would hope that there’s a poem of mine that some child will read 200 years from now and say, “Oh, look at what she wrote 200 years ago.” But you can’t think like that, you just have to write … Continue reading →

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Poetry

And you, are you so forgetful of your past, is there no echo in your soul of  you poets’ songs,  your dreamers’ dreams, your rebel’ calls? — Emma Goldman Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes … Continue reading →

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