Leatherwork by Amelia Brown

Bridle leather with metallic embossing and brass screws, poems set inside.

This object is a case for poetry. We use our precious and durable materials to carry around currency and credit cards. But in the post-wallet age, what if we re-assigned leather to hold other precious items? We could carry a tiny folio of our favorite poems, ready to be read privately or pulled out at the end of a long dinner with friends.

In lieu of a brand logo, the case is printed with a line of verse from e.e. cummings. In lieu if cash, it is filled with contemporary poems that serve as guiding lights in my life:

All Bread by Margaret Atwood

haiku by sonia sanchez

on june blossoming in june by Karen An-Hwei Lee

anti poetica by danez smith

The Cinnamon Peeler by Michael Ondaatje