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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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...

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

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! sistahscifi.com/products/afr...

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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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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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!

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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...

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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

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Akua Lezli Hope reading Giant Robot and His Person, 2025 Rhysling Nominated Long Poem June 27, 2025

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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!

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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

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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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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Linda D. Addison @nytebird45.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

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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AkuaLezliHope.bsky.social @akualezlihope.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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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SF & F Poetry Assn @sfpoetry.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

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...

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Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

The winner of the 2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Speculative Poetry is: MY MOTHER, SHE ATE ME by Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH) #Ignytes2024

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