“Title: Blue Light Lounge Sutra For The Performance Poets At Harold Park Hotelthe need gotta beso deep words can'tanswer simple questionsall night long notesstumble off the tongue& color the air ind...”

“Ive been here before, dreaming myselfbackwards, among grappling hooks of light.True to the seasons, Ive lived every wordspoken. Did I walk into someones nightmare?”

“I ate mythology & dreamt'- Yusef Komunyakaa (Blackberries)”

“Years ago you followed someonehere, in love with breathkissing the nape of your neck,back when it was easy to beat least two places at once.”

“I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commerci...”

“Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.”

“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”

“I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.”

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness an...”

“Live like a tree, giving, forgiving and free.”

“True happiness is not money in the bank or a fancy home-it's a forgiving heart filled with love and gratitude”

“Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You're not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.' It's saying, 'You don't get to trap m...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”