Poets imagine brilliant ‘afrofuture’ at Roswell Roots’ Lyrics and Lyre

ROSWELL, Ga. — Complimented by the sounds of cello, bass and violin, Atlanta-based poet Ashlee Haze opened Lyrics and Lyre Feb. 2 with a spoken word performance describing an “afrofuture” of liberation and Black love.

For Haze, an afrofuture is where Black girls get to be themselves, where “abundance is the norm” and the “playing field is fair.”…