I came here exhausted from teaching, from NYC, and from American life. The castle gave me refuge, silence, beauty, space, and time. The Fellows gave me support and nourishing conversations. Within the silence and hours, the long walk, and the hours alone at my desk ...
Kemi Alabi is the author of Against Heaven (Graywolf Press, 2022), selected by Claudia Rankine as winner of the Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Their work appears in The Atlantic, Boston Review, Poetry, Beloit Poetry Journal, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2,...
