While her life as an actress is fascinating, her point of view about what it’s like to be the only black person in the room as a child is a voice that is necessary.
“I can’t be on the barricades in the way that I might have been able to when I was really healthy. I can write books.”
I think our dreams and our fantasies are just as much a part of our memory as any lived experience.
For me, finding the right shape for my book was a long process.
As a poetry editor, one thing that I prefer is narrative poetry—don’t explain; show it.
