“Find your own voice & use it, / use your own voice & find it.” -- Jayne Cortez
#Creativity #Voice #Singing
“In the sense that I also try to reflect the fullness of the black experience, I’m very much a jazz poet.” -- Jayne Cortez
#Black #Trying #Jazz
“I am essence of Rose Solitude my cheeks are laced with cognac my hips sealed with five satin nails I carry dreams and romance of new fools and old flames between the musk of fat and the side pocket of my mink tongue.” -- Jayne Cortez
#Dream #Flames #Essence
