Quote by Saul Williams
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More people than ever are slowly but surely turning their ears toward poetry. – 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 am hoping for peaceful transition into a new age. Obama has already played a great role in initiating us into that vision. If he were to be harmed in any way, it would spawn the birth of a million Obamas. – 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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There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. – John Ashbery

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Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldnt call myself a poet. – David Duchovny

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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. – John Barton

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I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. – Tobias Wolff

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