CLEO WADE is a New York Times bestselling author and poet whose work explores the beauty, hope, and the power and practice of love within ourselves and our communities. Her books include Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life, Where to Begin: A Small Book about Your Power to Create Big Change, y What the Road Said. She is from New Orleans and currently lives in California with her partner, Simon, and their two daughters, Memphis and Bayou.