Tramaine Suubi is a multilingual writer from Kampala, and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her forthcoming debut is a full-length poetry collection titled phases, which will be published in January 2025. Her forthcoming second book is also a full-length poetry collection titled stages, which will be published in January 2026. Both books will be published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.

"Salutations, it's the fancy way of saying hello." This delightful introduction was given by Charlotte, the title character of Charlotte's Web (1973). This animated version was my favorite childhood film; it still moves me at my age. Another delight I have found in adulthood is sun salutations and moon salutations. What a ritual - to greet our local heavenly bodies with dance. Welcome reader, I hope you find lifegiving words here.