MEET LESLIE
A voice. A welcome. A shared moment.About
Leslie D. Hamilton.
Leslie D. Hamilton wants to live in a world where differences are appreciated and the intrinsic value of women, children and people of color is celebrated.
When she finds the world doesn’t live up to this ideal, she writes about it.
A poet and storyteller, Leslie has featured at numerous venues including the Barnes Foundation, the African American Museum of Philadelphia, for the Philadelphia Jazz and Soul Festival, at the Carteret Waterfront Park, at social justice events, in schools and libraries, and for Jazz Bridge, where she premiered “Blues for Trayvon Martin.”
Explore the workON THE PAGE
Poetry & publications
- PHILLY JAWNS: For Women Revisited
- Toho Journal: Resilience (Vol. 3, No. 1)
- Sonku for Sonia Sanchez
Her chapbook, Tales of Love and Loss: Pandemic Memories, was produced through a grant from the Rosenthal Foundation.
ON THE STAGE
Staged readings
Leslie has done several staged readings, including meditations/from the ash and When the Truth Comes Out, reading the part of Pauli Murray.
Leslie went on to reprise her role as Pauli Murray in Beacon Theater’s staged production of When the Truth Comes Out.
She was honored to participate in Beacon Theatre’s staged reading production of Court-Martial at Fort Devens.
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