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Translations of the Soul is Ashley's much anticipated debut poetry collection. Poetry is Ashley's first language and the way she understands the world. Learn Ashley's unique dialect and dive into poems about revolutionary joy, the Black diaspora, mental health, body neutrality, and self-discovery. This book is an extension of her heart, and she hopes it finds those ready to be inspired, curious, and fall in love with words. It holds the duality of creating for the soul and the gift of creating for others. This book is divided into two sections, poems Ashley wrote for herself and poems she was commissioned to write. These pages hold space for revolution, resistance, pleasure, rage, and connection. Translations of the Soul is a full body experience dripping with passion.

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Ashley helps us dance in the rain with the profound exploration of her poetry. Impactful, inclusive and empowering.Her works are medicine for future exploration, taking us on a journey to deeper understanding. Her words are the destination.-K8e Orr Colorado Springs is blessed by Ashley's vision as a poet and her leadership as poet laureate. May the words in this book not only soothe our weary hearts, but also serve as a compass to guide us into the future of our dreams, a future made possible by visionaries such as herself.-Nico Wilkinson Ashley's poetry, her presence, and her impact on the community in Colorado Springs has been profound. She breathes life into art wherever she goes. She gathers artists, creates space and opportunities for them to flourish. Her poetry is always profound. I can't wait to see what she does next.-Michael ""Skillzilla"" Ferguson The Universe and beyond, inconceivable. The Earth within it, improbable. Life and humanity from space dust. Incogitable. But Ashley, ... Ashley Cornelius; how she exists, what she creates, the ways she inspires us to feel and be, absolutely impossible.-Matt Block Being a poet is not for the faint of heart, and Ashley Cornelius is the truest poet there ever was, but she is so much more - she is a revolutionary! With pen and voice she challenges systems of oppression, strengthens movements, teaches to the masses, gets people thinking and feeling, and reflects a light we all can see ourselves a part of and want to do right by, for ourselves and the world! She is a powerful stand for collective liberation. Ashley creates impact and changes lives with her artistry. We are so lucky to be here at this time as she shares these gifts so generously, inviting us in to pause, listen, learn, heal, and take action. -Amber Cotè

"Ashley helps us dance in the rain with the profound exploration of her poetry. Impactful, inclusive and empowering.Her works are medicine for future exploration, taking us on a journey to deeper understanding. Her words are the destination.-K8e Orr Colorado Springs is blessed by Ashley's vision as a poet and her leadership as poet laureate. May the words in this book not only soothe our weary hearts, but also serve as a compass to guide us into the future of our dreams, a future made possible by visionaries such as herself.-Nico Wilkinson Ashley's poetry, her presence, and her impact on the community in Colorado Springs has been profound. She breathes life into art wherever she goes. She gathers artists, creates space and opportunities for them to flourish. Her poetry is always profound. I can't wait to see what she does next.-Michael ""Skillzilla"" Ferguson The Universe and beyond, inconceivable. The Earth within it, improbable. Life and humanity from space dust. Incogitable. But Ashley, ... Ashley Cornelius; how she exists, what she creates, the ways she inspires us to feel and be, absolutely impossible.-Matt Block Being a poet is not for the faint of heart, and Ashley Cornelius is the truest poet there ever was, but she is so much more - she is a revolutionary! With pen and voice she challenges systems of oppression, strengthens movements, teaches to the masses, gets people thinking and feeling, and reflects a light we all can see ourselves a part of and want to do right by, for ourselves and the world! She is a powerful stand for collective liberation. Ashley creates impact and changes lives with her artistry. We are so lucky to be here at this time as she shares these gifts so generously, inviting us in to pause, listen, learn, heal, and take action. -Amber Cot�"

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Ashley Cornelius is the 6th Pikes Peak Region Poet Laureate based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ashley is the youngest and the first Black person to hold this title. Ashley is a multi-award-winning spoken word poet, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and community organizer. Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor and utilized poetry therapy interventions as her modality for healing. Ashley is the Co-Director of Poetry719, a Black-led grassroots poetry movement that was created out of the necessity for dedicated art spaces for marginalized communities and their artistic self-expression. Ashley is committed to using poetry as a platform to speak up and out for marginalized groups and be a voice for those who have been historically silenced.

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