We Real Cool. We Left

I Don't Want People Running Around Saying Gwen Brooks's Work Is Intellectual. That Makes People Think Instantly About Obscurity. It Shouldn't Have To Mean That, But It Often Seems To.

Writing Is A Delicious Agony.

Each Body Has Its Art.

I Tell Poets That When A Line Just Floats Into Your Head, Don't Pay Attention 'cause It Probably Has Floated Into Somebody Else's Head.

It Is Brave To Be Involved. To Be Not Fearful To Be Unresolved.