Spoken Word
Abby Duran is a Free Verse poet and the author of Between Words and A Soul’s Tree Speaks. She was selected to represent The Lowcountry at the 2025 Soda City Poetry Festival, featured in Mental Health America of South Carolina, and named Charleston Scene’s 2024 Most Influential Women in the Arts.
Between Words is an autobiography in poetic form. From uncovering ancestral roots to claiming her identity, Duran paints photographs derived from words. In between her internal quest she recounts her romantic efforts, adoration for global travel, and empowerment. This is her first book.
Between Words
A Soul’s Tree Speaks
In her second poetry collection, Abby Duran weaves the tapestry between generations and geographies and the emotional weight we carry. Composed of two mini collections-Heal from Hate and Common Thread-alongside commissioned works, this body of work serves as a transformation tool, turning anger into art. Through lyrical reflection and bold vulnerability, Duran offers a space for collective healing and reclamation.
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