Be Yourself. Don't Imitate Other Poets. You

Do Not Desire To Fit In. Desire To Oblige Yourselves To Lead.

Beware The Easy Griefs / That Fool And Fuel Nothing.

I Don't Want People Running Around Saying Gwen Brooks's Work Is Intellectual. That Makes People Think Instantly About Obscurity. It Shouldn't Have To Mean That, But It Often Seems To.

Words Can Do Wonderful Things. They Pound, Purr. They Can Urge, They Can Wheedle, Whip, Whine. They Can Sing, Sass, Singe. They Can Churn, Check, Channelize. They Can Be A "hup Two Three Four." They Can Forge A Fiery Army Of A Hundred Languid Men.

Reading Is Important - Read Between The Lines. Don't Swallow Everything.