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Quote by Saul Williams
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry wou

I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. – Saul Williams

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Why shouldnt rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess its this old idea of containment – that rappers, because theyre black, cant and shouldnt aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. – Saul Williams

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I think its a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesnt seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and thats ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations. – Saul Williams

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You dont go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work. – Phyllis Gotlieb

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Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. Thats the thing I really want to break into! – Frank Iero

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Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation. – Robert Fitzgerald

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My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images. – James Broughton

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