Leslie McGraw will release the second edition of her debut poetry collection, “Emergencies of the Heart” on Friday, September 2, 2022.

Leslie McGraw is a Michigan poet, digital media activist, and was the creative inspiration and emcee of the Bookbound Open Mic & Share Poetry Series (2013-2020) and Life By Poetry online community (www.lifebypoetry.tumblr.com). Her essay, “Roses Come in Black, Too” was published in the As/Us Women of the World Journal. Leslie has received the 2022 Black Fire This Time Summer Fellowship by Willow Books. Emergencies of the Heart is her debut poetry collection.