liezel graham

author | poet | thread artist

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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.

Tag: disordered eating

  • Fat.

    feel the weight of the word in your mouth, before you set it free to cling to the skin of another. sometimes, the smallest words are the heaviest to carry. —fat. This poem is deeply personal. Years ago I battled bulimia. I have, ever since I can remember, been in a constant struggle to accept…