The Wardrobe’s Best Dressed: twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou


This selection, chosen by guest editor H.V. Cramond, is from twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou (kith books).

to be able to see it all
then claim to see nothing

this may be the plight of a seer
the closest our eyes may truly come to God

chineke
if you must use our eyes
let me choose whose hands i want around my neck
at any given day
i would like to not keep this a secret from the love of my life.


sloane angelou is a Multidimensional storyteller & writer of west african origin, passionate about learning of human existence by interrogating human experiences. They exist in liminal spaces.

H.V. Cramond holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was the founding Poetry Editor of Requited Journal for 10 years. In 2018, she helped pass the Survivor’s Bill of Rights in Illinois as an organizer for Rise. Read more of her writing on her website.

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