Kwame Quotes

My concern is always that I can do justice to what I see and hear.

The aesthetic, as I understand it, is really about the way in which we understand beauty and speak and think about beauty.

Racist writing is a craft failure.

Our goal is to publish African poets in as many ways as possible.

One of the blessings and curses of my life is that I carry so many projects at the same time.

There is no access to contemporary poetry in the libraries.

I heard somebody say that you can't judge a tree by the bark it wears but by the fruit it bears.

Michigan is very racially separated and the city of Detroit itself is 84 percent African-American and the surrounding suburbs are 86 percent White.

Because Dad told you he'd be here forever. Because I thought forever was like Mars -- far away.

Basketball Rule #4If you missenough of life'sfree throwsyou will payin the end.

Basketball Rule #6A great teamhas a good scorerwith a teammatewho's on pointand readyto assist.

Bullies don't like to fight, son. They like to win. Being afraid is normal. The only fight you really have to win is the one against the fear.

Basketball Rule #5When you stopplayingyour gameyou've alreadylost.

Possibly, there was something to be said for the intellectual discipline of second-guessing what you thought was true.

Every day we are challenged by events, people and situations that are extremely frustrating and anger producing.