Jamila Woods Quotes
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When I started writing poetry, it was always in very hip-hop influenced spaces: Someone would teach a Nas song side-by-side with a Gwendolyn Brooks poem, and we'd talk about the connections between those things.
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I don't create from a place of me making art for art's sake, but wanting my work to actually do stuff... tangible things.
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My mentors were very good.
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There is a lot of history buried in Chicago that I still have yet to discover.
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I think it's just my nature to stay on the outside so that I can understand and observe.
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There is so much talent in Milwaukee, and such diversity.
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The good things about Chicago save me on a daily basis, like getting to work with my students, seeing a beautiful part of the city, or seeing the people that I love.
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When I was a kid, getting on Lake Shore Drive from the south side to go downtown was magical.