"my pace is steadier my step surer
measured as circles move around me and define
this frayed self the center of at least one stubborn
cosmos"

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Nocturne by Wanda Coleman from Hand Dance (1993 Black Sparrow Press) https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2021/jun/07/poem-of-the-week-nocturne-by-wanda-coleman

Poem of the week: Nocturne by Wanda Coleman

This exhilarating portrait of a runner resonates with a wider struggle

The Guardian