liezel graham

author | poet | thread artist

I am a storyteller and a poet.

I use words and thread, pencil and needle, paper and fabric.

my work is an ongoing conversation with myself.

Category: prose and longer writings

  • …and in the morning, I sit with the light on my face, my mouth holding only a few words, old words, a well-worn prayer: “…please, don’t forget about me…” and how many women have prayed these words, how many women have allowed themselves to yield to the ache of this prayer for husbands to stay,…