Hiwot Adilow is an Ethiopian-American poet from Philadelphia. She is one of the 2018 recipients of the Brunel International African Poetry prize and author of the chapbook In the House of My Father (Two Sylvias Press, 2018).

The project emerged from collaboration with Eastwick Library, Khyra Lammers (Library Supervisor) and 2026-2027 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Raina J. León