"He is a comrade; he was a friend when my own people did not want me."

"I am a child of the universe, I have lived in almost all continents."

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"Writing, and even becoming a published writer, is not necessarily going to make you famous or make you money: in fact…"

"Don’t be discouraged by rejection, especially from publishers who say your work is not quite right for them. Have fai…"

"The struggle for social justice badly needs the participation of young people. Global youth make up an estimated 1.3 …"

"Orature narratives on justice and injustice turned into life lessons that matured into the realization that if I am g…"

"Learning about African orature and poetry is essential. Equally, Orature from the various global cultures of people o…"

"The spoken word is only a tiny bit of orature: it is poetic oracy and oracy is what I define as the skillful use of l…"

"Writing can be a lifeline—especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the m…"