The poems in What Earth Awaits Us from Zapata Academy students alchemize their authors’ fears, hopes and memories into a love strong enough to carry our world into the future we deserve. One beyond borders, where ancestral roots grow long and connected, where joy reigns, and freedom leaps fearlessly from the tip of the tongue. The young poets who made this book are time travelers, nurturing seeds of the past to craft better futures for us all. As you read this anthology of their work, ask yourself, “Am I ready to meet them there?”
