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Leaders Academy in Verse

These poems are vestiges of the poetry workshop:
“In the Market”
(Dedicated to Kayla Aldridge)

I grip the handles of the wheelchair
And push her through the flowing market
Each bump in the pavement
Traveling through the wheels and
Seeping into her body and
Along the handles and
Meeting my palms
Like some shared potent energy

And here is a family
And fish
And coffee
And lilies
And here we […]

Leaders Academy Aftermath

The Aftermath

When I flew back east to South Carolina, I gained 3 hours and a lifetime of new experiences and connections (plus lots and lots of inside jokes). I went home not only with the sloppily folded luggage in my suitcase, but with the luggage of new thoughts and perspectives.
I’m a firm believer that it […]