Akua Lezli Hope, a Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry (SFPA), wisdom seeker & paraplegic creator of poems, patterns, stories, music, and sculpture, has been in print since 1974 with over 500 poems published. Her collections include Embouchure: Poems on Jazz and Other Musics (Writer’s Digest Book Award) & Otherwheres: Speculative Poetry (Elgin Award). Her honors include NEA & NYFA fellowships; SFPA, Rhysling & IGNYTE awards; and NYSCA grants. She created the ongoing Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading series & edited NOMBONO: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry by BIPOC Creators, the first of its kind. www.speculativepoetry.com www.akualezlihope.com www.disabilitypoetics.com
