“I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences.”
― New and Selected Poems
― New and Selected Poems
“Because nothing should be wasted
In a world where sparrows work hard
To prove there is enough.”
― The Elements of San Joaquin (Pitt Poetry
In a world where sparrows work hard
To prove there is enough.”
― The Elements of San Joaquin (Pitt Poetry
“Dead, with my eyes wide open, I began a new life without a body. I had nothing to fear. DOWNTOWN”
― The Afterlife
― The Afterlife
“This shit is magic-you'd have to be a Black girl to understand.
Show 'em how it all got started
How the bricks got laid
That this is what happens when the ink spills
When your ancestors dance your worth awake,”
― The BreakBeat Poets, Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
Show 'em how it all got started
How the bricks got laid
That this is what happens when the ink spills
When your ancestors dance your worth awake,”
― The BreakBeat Poets, Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
“going back and forth, back and forth, getting nowhere”
― Buried Onions
― Buried Onions
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