Persistence is the journey. So many times I find myself off course by aborting a thought, project, or poem too quickly, especially when Life Happens. Today, I find myself at the helm of creating and practicing without the two I am easily depleted. I call upon artist works that I admire and trust to keep me consistently striving for the courage and strength needed to be the poet, activist, womanist, culturalist I AM. "To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage." - Georgia O'Keeffe