Keith S. Wilson is an accomplished Affrilachian poet and Cave Canem fellow known for his acclaimed collection “Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love” (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). With multiple fellowships and awards, including the Rumi Prize, he also excels as a game designer, collaborating with prestigious institutions. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Keith’s creativity resonates through his poetry and contributions to the literary and gaming worlds.
‘Heliocentric’ by Keith S. Wilson is a singsongy poem about an astronaut in space missing someone on Earth whom he loves and desires.
I’m striving to be a better astronaut,
but consider where I’m coming from,
the exosphere,
a desk where the bluest air
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