The Paddock Review

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A Poem by Kwame Sound Daniels

This poem is from the book Galaxies and Storms and Airways Above Her by Kwame Sound Daniels (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/galaxies-and-storms-and-airways-above-her-by-kwame-daniels/

Kwame Sound Daniels is an afro-indigenous dyke poet based out of Maryland. They hold a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and hold a degree in the culinary arts. You can find Kwame’s works in The Slowdown, Poet LoreSinister Wisdom, and Bellevue Literary Magazine, and other writings on their website. Their first and second collections of poetry (Light Spun from Perennial Press and The Pause and the Breath from Atmosphere Press) were published in 2022 and 2023 respectively. They like to practice divination, paint, and make potions in their spare time.