poet and storyteller
just for today let me be all the things that your tired heart needs. sit with me, hold my hand, don’t speak. we don’t need words everywhere, a future mapped on slate. if we let it, tomorrow will plant its own tree for us to shelter under. — just for today | let’s just be... Continue Reading →
I am ridiculously pleased, and very relieved to announce that my book, ‘A Counting of Love’ is now available in paperback as well as Kindle format. You can find it on any Amazon platform and it will soon be available on Book Depository as well. It has listed on Goodreads today, so if you are... Continue Reading →
I can finally share the cover for my second book, ‘a counting of love’ with all of you and I am a wee bit overwhelmed with excitement! I will let you all know the release date in a few days, but here’s a taste of what it looks like. Isn’t it stunning? ‘A counting of... Continue Reading →
I am really pleased to mention that one of my poems, (Lockdown in our world | Where nothing has changed) has beenincluded in this wonderful anthology, Lockdown 2020. My poem highlights my son’s experience of lockdown as someone with autism. I am also very proud to mention that six writers from my online writing group... Continue Reading →
the year is dying in my hands and i am filling my apron with a feather for hope, and tiny bits of tumbled sea glass for courage. when the waters rise, they will not wash over me. a pinch of faith, you only need a little, and a quilt of mercy to warm my heart... Continue Reading →
being loved, and being used for love. both taste the same to a hungry heart. — a hungry heart is a dangerous thing. © Liezel Graham 2019. Photograph by Laurent Perren. #TeachYourDaughters #TeachYourSons those of us who have grown up hungry for love, hungry for acceptance, hungry for belonging... we struggle to know the difference... Continue Reading →
I am so pleased to announce that my first collection of poems, Stripped, is available on Amazon in softcover and Kindle format. To view the listing on Amazon.co.uk, please follow https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=liezel+graham&dc&ref=a9_asc_1 To view the listing on Amazon.com, please follow https://www.amazon.com/stripped-liezel-graham/s?k=stripped+by+liezel+graham If you are ordering from outside the UK, please look at the other Amazon platforms... Continue Reading →
So... it has been months in the making, but I can finally share the cover of my first poetry collection. Originally due in May, but life happened and 2019 turned out to be a profoundly difficult and heartbreaking year for me. But, as the saying goes—better late than never! ‘Stripped’ is a collection of poems... Continue Reading →
things i teach my son: to honour his sadness . when it settles in his bones. to know the value of his tears. to always give words to the rain in his heart. . this, is my gift to the one who will love him one day. . —things i teach my son. . .... Continue Reading →
Recently, one of my micro-poems was given new life by the wonderfully talented artist and illustrator, Kimothy Joy. The image has been flying around social media and I am both pleased and humbled by this. Here's to healing — men and women, so that we don't pass on unresolved hurt and pain to our children... Continue Reading →
