Lately

we’ve been signing
across a wide expanse of green
as questions cast shadows
while we mouth hopes slowly
accompanied by clarifying gestures
with twinkling understanding
emerging
or
fading overhead

Author of the article

Fati D. is a Ghanaian-American creative whose paintings were shown in the 2022 AfroFuturism Festival and is a primary editor for The Banyan Review. Her writing was most recently performed in ECHOES OF US, a series of curated monologues, Directed by Tony Award nominee Michele Shay. Her MA in English (Rhetoric and Composition) is from the University of North Florida. Whether literary or visual, all of Fati’s work is an artifact of personal discovery. @studiofatid