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Quote by Saul Williams
I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of histor

I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. Its not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written. – 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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I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. – Saul Williams

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In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. – Archie Shepp

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