“I am essence of Rose Solitude my cheeks are laced with cognac my hips sealed with five satin nails I carry dreams and romance of new fools and old flames between the musk of fat and the side pocket of my mink tongue.” DreamRomanceSidesFiveFoolSolitudeEssenceRoseTongueFatsHipsFlamesPocketsCheeksNailsSatinMuskMinkCognac Book:Jazz fan looks back Source: Jazz fan looks back
“Find your own voice & use it, / use your own voice & find it.” UseVoiceCreativitySinging Book:Jazz fan looks back Source: Jazz fan looks back
“In the sense that I also try to reflect the fullness of the black experience, I’m very much a jazz poet.” TryingBlackPoetJazzFullness Author:Jayne Cortez
