Sent to me by Kiese Laymon, last week, when it read like a balm

You don’t need to hear this, I’m sure. But you taught a lot of us how to write. You taught a lot of us that the colorful, loud, strange, stylized, noisiness in our heads could be organized on the page. You taught us. You don’t know me from Jack but you taught me. And like a lot of folks, I’m thankful for your tenacity, your genius, your messiness. Some niggas just don’t know what to do with teachers. Folks been talking shit about you as long as I’ve been reading magazines. That tells me that you’re living right, living passionately. Anyway, thank you for inspiring us. We are writers. We disturb the peace. Please find ways to carve out space for your soul to breathe and scream and pray. Writers need peace, too. Thanks, for real. —Kiese Laymon

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    It’s true dream hampton it’s true....saying it because Kiese happens
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    Can I love this?! I love this…
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    yep
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    That’s love right there. Love...art. Which I guess...same...
  10. maximumhotness said: love his stuff
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