"A message to the LOVE in every heart, May it inspire hope, faith, creativity, and courage."
Fall in love with Awaken LOVE
Awaken LOVE is a debut creative collaboration between poet Leseliey Rose and artist Stephanie Holloway. Featuring 15 poems paired with original abstract art, this intimate, first-edition collection explores love as a force for healing, connection, and justice.
Awaken LOVE is perfect for poetry lovers, art enthusiasts, social justice advocates, and anyone seeking inspiration, comfort, or a reminder of our shared humanity. It makes a meaningful gift for Valentine's Day, birthdays, or any moment when someone needs to be reminded of the love that lives within and around us all.
stephanie & leseliey
About the Poet & the Artist
LESELIEY ROSE is a poet, social entrepreneur, and professional dreamer whose work centers love as a force for healing, connection, and justice. Her poetry explores the intersections of identity, belonging, and the radical act of choosing love in a world rife with division. Awaken LOVE is her debut poetry chapbook.
STEPHANIE HOLLOWAY is a visual artist whose abstract work explores color, emotion, and the ineffable qualities of human connection. Stephanie's collaboration with Leseliey on Awaken LOVE represents a deepening of their creative partnership as life partners and co-creators.
Together, Leseliey and Stephanie create work that celebrates love in all its forms—as tenderness, as courage, as justice, as healing, as liberation.
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Events & Appearances
Awaken LOVE Live Virtual Workshop & Narrative Healing 3-Day Community Pass,
in partnership with Lisa Weinert, Author of Narrative Healing.
Sunday March 1, 2026 | 5–6 PM ET (Live to Replay)
Suggested contribution: $55
Pay what you can. All are welcome.
(All proceeds from this event will be donated to Critical Rent Assistance,
a neighbor-to-neighbor effort for and by residents of Central Minneapolis.)
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