A poet shouldn't worry too much about being consistent. As Walt Whitman said, "Do I contradict myself? So sue me." (I may not have that quote exactly right, but he was from New York so he could have said it that way.)
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New York is a rainforest — so dense and full of life. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu
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First, I am a Yoruba man. Second I am a Nigerian. Third I am an African. Fourth I am a creation of Providence and lastly I am human and that's the most important thing... humanity.
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I love the desert. The people who inhabit it, an old desert rat myself -- and the creatures that survive in such a challenging environment. Not so estranged from kids growing up in poverty on the streets of New York. All elements of creation have more in common than differences. Sorry Gleick, you are wrong.
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"That which makes America greatest is her diversity." --from "Lady Liberty Still Stands Proud in New York Harbor"
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If a white man says Theresa May is not a good Prime Minister it's seen as a personal point of view, if he then says the Mayor of London is not a good Mayor he is accused of being racist, isn't it ironic how he isn't seen as sexist but then is seen as racist. Sometimes victims are invented by themselves.
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for extra daniel schack creativity see tumblr.com-adanthemanworld and see new york city public library audio on new york neighborhoods, specifially under lower east side for daniel schack , thank you.
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We were dropped on the conveyor belt of life, and until removed, we belong to life.
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