Orange Blossom Daydreams

<p>In her debut poetry collection AKW navigates the intricate journey of the human experience across four sections representing living/loving grieving learning and growing. Through the poems she illustrates how these phases intertwine often occurring out of sequence. </p><p><br></p><p>AKW's poems reveal the futility of separating pain from love hope from grief and the modern landscape from the natural environment as each element brings meaning to the other. Drawing on references from Greek mythology to the cyclic greening of the Sahara desert every 21000 years she reminds us that our struggles and triumphs are part of a shared human narrative deeply rooted in history and the natural world.</p><p><br></p><p>The Sahara Desert becomes green every 21000 years</p><p>and I decorate my teeth with gems</p><p>don't you dare tell me it's not a miracle</p><p>to exist here and now.</p>