Jamila Woods
When I started writing poetry, it was always in very hip-hop influenced spaces: Someone would teach a Nas song side-by-side with a Gwendolyn Brooks poem, and we'd talk about the connections between those things.
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Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it...'Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?'...Do you know how many concerts I've done...To me, it doesn't matter how good you are...When I was 16, I had a job on the cleaning crew...I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune'...
