Celestial Timpani by Colette Love Hilliard

“Like the night sky itself, Love Hilliard’s collection glimmers with rich hues and quiet magic. She infuses found text with striking new meaning, weaving love, music, and light through moments of stillness and shadow. Bold strokes of black ink and vibrant bursts of color make the visuals part of the storytelling. Each poem becomes a small anchor in the dark. Together, they form a constellation of feeling.”

— Zuri McWhorter, Editor-in-Chief of Juste Milieu Zine

“Austin Kleon meets Mary Oliver for an ethereal dance in Colette Love Hilliard’s Celestial Timpani. As Love Hilliard writes, these poems arrive like ‘magic upon the air.’”

— Mark Danowsky, Editor-in-Chief of ONE ART: a journal of poetry

About the Author:

Colette Love Hilliard is a writer and teacher from St. Louis, MO. She is the author of the blackout poetry book A Wonderful Catastrophe (Wood & Water Press, 2018), and her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Psaltery & Lyre, Sky Island Journal, SmokeLong Quarterly, Sonic Boom, and elsewhere. More of her work can be found on Instagram @colette.lh or colettelh.com.