“In spite of countless examples to the contrary\u2014Baldwin, Hughes,<\/p>\n
Ellison, Morrison, Walker, Angelou, James (and who could hope to fill<\/p>\n
such lofty shoes?)\u2014I didn\u2019t think my voice would be valued in the<\/p>\n
world. In many ways I still don\u2019t. To the extent that I go forward<\/p>\n
anyway, I do so as a result of that helplessness I described earlier. It\u2019s<\/p>\n
not that I feel the world hungers for my stories. It\u2019s not that I think<\/p>\n
most of what I want to write about is as valued in mainstream<\/p>\n
publishing as other stories are. It\u2019s more that I\u2019m resolved to sing my<\/p>\n
songs anyway, and I\u2019m content to sing them to those in the world who<\/p>\n
want to hear them.”<\/p>\n
— Michael Kleber-Diggs, How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“In spite of countless examples to the contrary\u2014Baldwin, Hughes, Ellison, Morrison, Walker, Angelou, James (and who could hope to fill such lofty shoes?)\u2014I didn\u2019t think my voice would be valued in the world. In many ways I still don\u2019t. To the extent that I go forward anyway, I do so …<\/p>\n