I just said let's get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I love Black poets. I love that as a Black girl, I get to participate in that legacy. So that's Yusef Komunyakaa,… — Amanda Gorman Copy Share Image
Let all Black Poets die as trumpets, And be buried in the dust of marching feet. — Etheridge Knight Copy Share Image
Black Poets should live--not leap From steel bridges, like the white boys do. — Etheridge Knight Copy Share Image