AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social
@akualezlihope.bsky.social
Creator, Wisdom Seeker
Last night I enjoyed the honor and privilege of presenting my poetry with poets Ennis Rook Bashe, Alicia Hilton and Juan M. Perez at WorldCon 2025.
#akualezlihope #worldcon2025
#worldconseattle #speculativepoetry
#afrofuturism
#blackfantastic
#womenpoets
#speculativepoets
#akualezlihope #worldcon2025
#worldconseattle #speculativepoetry
#afrofuturism
#blackfantastic
#womenpoets
#speculativepoets
August 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Last night I enjoyed the honor and privilege of presenting my poetry with poets Ennis Rook Bashe, Alicia Hilton and Juan M. Perez at WorldCon 2025.
#akualezlihope #worldcon2025
#worldconseattle #speculativepoetry
#afrofuturism
#blackfantastic
#womenpoets
#speculativepoets
#akualezlihope #worldcon2025
#worldconseattle #speculativepoetry
#afrofuturism
#blackfantastic
#womenpoets
#speculativepoets
Disability Pride Month REading! Catch it at
youtu.be/n2RUO4nvmgY
youtu.be/n2RUO4nvmgY
Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading for Disability Pride Month 2025
YouTube video by Speculative Poetry
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July 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Disability Pride Month REading! Catch it at
youtu.be/n2RUO4nvmgY
youtu.be/n2RUO4nvmgY
Honored and delighted to be included on this list for Disability Pride Month 2025!! And wondrous Petra who participated in the Speculative Sundays
Poetry Reading for Disability Pride Month is on the list, too! www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
Poetry Reading for Disability Pride Month is on the list, too! www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
July 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Honored and delighted to be included on this list for Disability Pride Month 2025!! And wondrous Petra who participated in the Speculative Sundays
Poetry Reading for Disability Pride Month is on the list, too! www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
Poetry Reading for Disability Pride Month is on the list, too! www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
Kind words, affirming words, sweet words, after so much pain, rejection, denial, dejection, ah "A poet, speculative fiction writer, fiber artist, and visionary, Akua Lezli Hope's work pulses with imagination, cultural richness, and transformative power. 🌟✍🏾" Thank you!
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[PREORDER] *SIGNED* Afrofuturism Short Stories Intro by Dr. Sandra M. Grayson, Co-Edited by Isis Asare
[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship between 11-12-2025 AND 11-19-2025 after the 11-11-2025 publication date. Exploring new Black literature, following the success of Black Sci-F...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Kind words, affirming words, sweet words, after so much pain, rejection, denial, dejection, ah "A poet, speculative fiction writer, fiber artist, and visionary, Akua Lezli Hope's work pulses with imagination, cultural richness, and transformative power. 🌟✍🏾" Thank you!
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I have just one more poem postcard to create, to fulfill my list of 31. So I've written about 35 poems since July 4th (say wah?) The secret sauce is spontaneity, and community, which i sorely miss, which I long for and lack... interaction, feedback. sigh #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcards
July 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I have just one more poem postcard to create, to fulfill my list of 31. So I've written about 35 poems since July 4th (say wah?) The secret sauce is spontaneity, and community, which i sorely miss, which I long for and lack... interaction, feedback. sigh #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcards
I ran out of white card stock to create my Poetry Postcards, so I began to play with this image and am astonished what animating it offers in terms of new images! #specpo #poetrypostcardexchange #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcardfest2025 #akualezlihope #afrofuturism #blackfantastic
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I ran out of white card stock to create my Poetry Postcards, so I began to play with this image and am astonished what animating it offers in terms of new images! #specpo #poetrypostcardexchange #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcardfest2025 #akualezlihope #afrofuturism #blackfantastic
Was sharing this not used image for a postcard poem... and th image inspired another spontaneous poem.. This has very stimulating and exciting.. I've now created 12 poems for postcards since July 14 and am at work on # 13 BUt i forgot that i was supposed to be working on a manuscript for BTB!
July 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Was sharing this not used image for a postcard poem... and th image inspired another spontaneous poem.. This has very stimulating and exciting.. I've now created 12 poems for postcards since July 14 and am at work on # 13 BUt i forgot that i was supposed to be working on a manuscript for BTB!
Save the Date for the Speculative Poetry REading for Disability Pride Month. Sunday 7/13 from 7 to 8 pm EDT www.eventbrite.com/e/speculativ...
July 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Save the Date for the Speculative Poetry REading for Disability Pride Month. Sunday 7/13 from 7 to 8 pm EDT www.eventbrite.com/e/speculativ...
I completed my 10th poem and 10th postcard for the the Poetry Postcard Fest The list has 31 people to whom to send work, so I'm about a third of the way through. Big Fun! #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcards
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I completed my 10th poem and 10th postcard for the the Poetry Postcard Fest The list has 31 people to whom to send work, so I'm about a third of the way through. Big Fun! #poetrypostcardfest #poetrypostcards
So I've embarked on another adventure, the Poetry Postcard Fest, An annual 56 day self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition and community-building. Just before dawn I channelled 3 poems on blank postcards and doodled 3 images, addressed them to 3 people on my given list of 31 and stamped them
July 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So I've embarked on another adventure, the Poetry Postcard Fest, An annual 56 day self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition and community-building. Just before dawn I channelled 3 poems on blank postcards and doodled 3 images, addressed them to 3 people on my given list of 31 and stamped them
The first 5 postcards for the First Annual Great Speculative Poetry Postcard Exchange have arrived and they are each a different delight! Thanks to Miguel Mitchell for being the first. I look forward to seeing the rest! #speculativepoetry #poetrypostcard #postcardswap #postcardexchange #specpo
June 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The first 5 postcards for the First Annual Great Speculative Poetry Postcard Exchange have arrived and they are each a different delight! Thanks to Miguel Mitchell for being the first. I look forward to seeing the rest! #speculativepoetry #poetrypostcard #postcardswap #postcardexchange #specpo
Amazing how the video option gave me a more desired image, by animating and progressing the starting image! Part of a series generated from my poem Contact, published in IF magazine. #specpo #IFmagazine #scifipoetry #firstcontact #akualezlihope #afrofuturism #blackfantastic
June 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Amazing how the video option gave me a more desired image, by animating and progressing the starting image! Part of a series generated from my poem Contact, published in IF magazine. #specpo #IFmagazine #scifipoetry #firstcontact #akualezlihope #afrofuturism #blackfantastic
Great idea: Rhysling Nominees asked to create videos reading their nominated poems. did one for my long poem nominated:Giant Robot and His Person, first published in FIYAH, Disability Issue, Summer 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOw...
#specpo #disabilitypoetics #rhyslingawards #sfpa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOw...
#specpo #disabilitypoetics #rhyslingawards #sfpa
Akua Lezli Hope reading Giant Robot and His Person, 2025 Rhysling Nominated Long Poem June 27, 2025
YouTube video by Akua Lezli Hope
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June 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Great idea: Rhysling Nominees asked to create videos reading their nominated poems. did one for my long poem nominated:Giant Robot and His Person, first published in FIYAH, Disability Issue, Summer 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOw...
#specpo #disabilitypoetics #rhyslingawards #sfpa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOw...
#specpo #disabilitypoetics #rhyslingawards #sfpa
So I've lost my mind, exploring the new animation options. I created a bunch for my poem Contact, previously published in IF. I was making images for the postcard and now animating makes me think of new stories. #afrofuturism #blackinspace #aliencontact #specpo
June 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
So I've lost my mind, exploring the new animation options. I created a bunch for my poem Contact, previously published in IF. I was making images for the postcard and now animating makes me think of new stories. #afrofuturism #blackinspace #aliencontact #specpo
joy inside my tears! So honored so happy to have TWO stories in this new collection!! My special thanks to Isis Asare and the Sistah Scifi Book Club
#afrofuturism #afrofuturist #speculativefiction
#akualezlihope #AfrofuturismShortStories #sistahscifi
#isisasare #blacksciencefiction
#afrofuturism #afrofuturist #speculativefiction
#akualezlihope #AfrofuturismShortStories #sistahscifi
#isisasare #blacksciencefiction
June 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
joy inside my tears! So honored so happy to have TWO stories in this new collection!! My special thanks to Isis Asare and the Sistah Scifi Book Club
#afrofuturism #afrofuturist #speculativefiction
#akualezlihope #AfrofuturismShortStories #sistahscifi
#isisasare #blacksciencefiction
#afrofuturism #afrofuturist #speculativefiction
#akualezlihope #AfrofuturismShortStories #sistahscifi
#isisasare #blacksciencefiction
My speculative poetry postcards for the First Great Annual Speculative Poetry Postcard exchange arrived today! Not revealing the poems, but the backs are fly too!
#poetrypostcards #poetryexchange #speculativepoetrypostcardswap #akualezlihope #postcardexchange #poetrypostcardexchange
#specpo
#poetrypostcards #poetryexchange #speculativepoetrypostcardswap #akualezlihope #postcardexchange #poetrypostcardexchange
#specpo
June 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My speculative poetry postcards for the First Great Annual Speculative Poetry Postcard exchange arrived today! Not revealing the poems, but the backs are fly too!
#poetrypostcards #poetryexchange #speculativepoetrypostcardswap #akualezlihope #postcardexchange #poetrypostcardexchange
#specpo
#poetrypostcards #poetryexchange #speculativepoetrypostcardswap #akualezlihope #postcardexchange #poetrypostcardexchange
#specpo
The Books are Here!
Our 50th by Akua Lezli Hope, is a powerful senryu collection commemorating the 50th reunion of the Williams College Class of 1975—the first to include women and the largest Black student cohort in its history.
tinyurl.com/50thWilliams
Our 50th by Akua Lezli Hope, is a powerful senryu collection commemorating the 50th reunion of the Williams College Class of 1975—the first to include women and the largest Black student cohort in its history.
tinyurl.com/50thWilliams
June 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Books are Here!
Our 50th by Akua Lezli Hope, is a powerful senryu collection commemorating the 50th reunion of the Williams College Class of 1975—the first to include women and the largest Black student cohort in its history.
tinyurl.com/50thWilliams
Our 50th by Akua Lezli Hope, is a powerful senryu collection commemorating the 50th reunion of the Williams College Class of 1975—the first to include women and the largest Black student cohort in its history.
tinyurl.com/50thWilliams
12 folks have signed up for the First Great Annual Speculative Poetry Postcard Swap guranteeing an array of offerings and great fun! Thanks! I created 3 and am working on a 4th design -- it's fun to be one's own publisher!
June 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
12 folks have signed up for the First Great Annual Speculative Poetry Postcard Swap guranteeing an array of offerings and great fun! Thanks! I created 3 and am working on a 4th design -- it's fun to be one's own publisher!
I will be where I cannot. I am honored to be included in honoring Clyde Criner in a Jazz Tribute! 6/14, as a part of our
50th Reunion Celebrations! #clydecriner #jazzpoetry #Williamscollege #50reunion #Williams1975 #jazztribute
50th Reunion Celebrations! #clydecriner #jazzpoetry #Williamscollege #50reunion #Williams1975 #jazztribute
June 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I will be where I cannot. I am honored to be included in honoring Clyde Criner in a Jazz Tribute! 6/14, as a part of our
50th Reunion Celebrations! #clydecriner #jazzpoetry #Williamscollege #50reunion #Williams1975 #jazztribute
50th Reunion Celebrations! #clydecriner #jazzpoetry #Williamscollege #50reunion #Williams1975 #jazztribute
Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading for Juneteenth on the Black Fantastic! Excited to present and participate: June 15, 2025 7 to 8:15 pm EDT live on Facebook via Zoom #specpo #speculativepoetry #speculativesundays #afrofuturism #blackfantastic #poetry #akualezlihope #juneteenth #poetryreading
June 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading for Juneteenth on the Black Fantastic! Excited to present and participate: June 15, 2025 7 to 8:15 pm EDT live on Facebook via Zoom #specpo #speculativepoetry #speculativesundays #afrofuturism #blackfantastic #poetry #akualezlihope #juneteenth #poetryreading
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4 days to release thank you @akualezlihope.bsky.social for your words about EVERYTHING ENDLESS by @nytebird45.bsky.social & @directorh.bsky.social = pre-order @rdspress.bsky.social: rawdogscreaming.com/books/everyt...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
4 days to release thank you @akualezlihope.bsky.social for your words about EVERYTHING ENDLESS by @nytebird45.bsky.social & @directorh.bsky.social = pre-order @rdspress.bsky.social: rawdogscreaming.com/books/everyt...
#poetry #PoetryMonth #EarthDay #Afrofuturism #BlackPoetry #SFPoetry #HorrorPoetry
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Orange Moon. So much to do. Up in the wee hours and have a morning appointment at Clinic. Yikes! 50th REunion event later today! Prep for Juneteenth REading Sunday! Cousin's Birthday Today!
June 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Orange Moon. So much to do. Up in the wee hours and have a morning appointment at Clinic. Yikes! 50th REunion event later today! Prep for Juneteenth REading Sunday! Cousin's Birthday Today!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Check out our website to find audio recordings of speculative love poems by SFPA members. Many thanks to @akualezlihope.bsky.social for organizing this virtual reading!
sfpoetry.com/valentines/2...
sfpoetry.com/valentines/2...
Science Fiction Poetry Association
Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.
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February 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day! Check out our website to find audio recordings of speculative love poems by SFPA members. Many thanks to @akualezlihope.bsky.social for organizing this virtual reading!
sfpoetry.com/valentines/2...
sfpoetry.com/valentines/2...
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The winner of the 2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Speculative Poetry is:
MY MOTHER, SHE ATE ME by Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH)
#Ignytes2024
MY MOTHER, SHE ATE ME by Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH)
#Ignytes2024
November 8, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The winner of the 2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Speculative Poetry is:
MY MOTHER, SHE ATE ME by Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH)
#Ignytes2024
MY MOTHER, SHE ATE ME by Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH)
#Ignytes2024