There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda. Propaganda can be written by anybody, including dictators.
The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.
I'm an Afro-realist. I take what comes, and I do my best to affect what is unacceptable in society.
I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.
I am a glutton for tranquility.
Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth.