#dear artists:"what is the truth in writing?" -- #elizabethalexander #cavecanem15

What good grows #Lyrae #CaveCanem15 #whatthempoemsdo #smudge photo by @chrisabani https://instagram.com/p/4AvgCHCpnr/

#dear Twitter: "healing is negotiable" -- #toidericotte #cavecanem15

#dear Twitter: " toi taught us to be tender with ourselves...in a world where tenderness will get you killed" -- #corneiluseady #cavecanem15

#dear Twitter: @cavecanempoets is an idea, a hope. -- #toidericotte #cavecanem15

#dear Twitter: sometimes you have to turn your back on who says what about you & just write great poems. -- #toidericotte #cavecanem15

#dear twitter: You never get the perfect parent. You get a forgiving child." -- #toidericotte #cavecanem15