EXPANDING OUR KNOWING

by Akua Lezli Hope

Listen to the waltz at The New York Times, October 27, 2024.

new Chopin waltz found

unearthed discoveries heal

fix our view of truth

 

new Chopin waltz found

other discoveries heal

reframe our old truths

 

fix our view of truth

unearthed discoveries heal

new Chopin waltz found

 

new discoveries

heal our discordant truths

new Chopin waltz found

Akua Lezli Hope is a paraplegic creator and wisdom seeker who uses sound, words, fiber, glass, metal, and wire to create poems, patterns, stories, music, sculpture, and peace.  Her honors include the NEA, two NYFAs, NYSCA, SFPA, Elgin, &  Rhysling awards. She created the Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series. Editor of NOMBONO, the first BIPOC speculative poetry anthology, she is working on an anthology of disability focused speculative poetry.