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: on mothering a boy

  • let me hold your hand a little bit longer.

    at the end of a long walk we come upon a split in the path. i know these woods like i know the contours of my son’s face. i should not be afraid to let him run ahead, i know this. but he shares my brother’s name, and i cannot see beyond the trees today.…