But Then, As Far As I Know,

I Acknowledge Immense Debt To The Griots [tribal Poets] Of Africa - Where Today It Is Rightly Said That When A Griot Dies, It Is As If A Library Has Burned To The Ground.

When You Start About Family, About Lineage And Ancestry, You Are Talking About Every Person On Earth.

When You Clench Your Fist, No One Can Put Anything In Your Hand.

Every Death Is Like The Burning Of A Library.

That's What Happens With Writing. Ingredients Bubble And Cook. Material Becomes Substance.