"So, I've never been politically correct, even before that term was available to us, and I have really identified with other people who don't want to be read as just a black poet, or just a woman poet, or just someone who represents a cause, an anti-Vietnam war poet"

Diane Wakoski is revealing her desire to be seen as more than simply a single label. She has never ever been political correctness, even prior to the term was available, and she does not wish to be viewed as simply a black poet, a female poet, or an anti-Vietnam war poet. She wants to be seen as an individual, not just a representation of a particular group. Wakoski is asserting her right to be viewed as a distinct individual, and not just a symbol of a certain cause or identity. She is making a declaration that she is more than just a single label, and that she needs to be seen as an individual with her own distinct ideas and concepts. Wakoski is making an effective statement about the significance of uniqueness and the requirement to be viewed as more than simply a single label.