"De La Soul, from the soul, black medallions, no gold."

-- Afrika Baby Bam

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“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well.”
“Let all Black Poets die as trumpets, And be buried in the dust of marching feet.”

Source : Etheridge Knight (1986). “The Essential Etheridge Knight”, p.55, University of Pittsburgh Press
“Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science. Experience makes us acquainted with the phenomenon in the particular and by means of examples, science embraces the whole of phenomena by means of general conceptions. So poetry seeks to make us acquainted with the Platonic Ideas through the particular and by means of examples. Philosophy aims at teaching, as a whole and in general, the inner nature of things which expresses itself in these. One sees even here that poetry bears more the character of youth, philosophy that of old age.”
“Legacy leaders are the only ones wiling to pay the price to fix a broken culture.”
“Martin's Monsanto poem holds devastating power. I heard the first public reading at the Resurgence Festival of well-being in London. It brought truth with clarity, not least with a kind of conviction and passion that is all too rare”
“I like my ladies lady-ish, feminine so to speak. I love jeans and hoodies, but the idea of being an ultimate tomboy does slightly confuse me.”
“So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.”
“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.”

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