Language so often fails us. In his highly anticipated follow-up to Helium, Francisco has created his own words for the things we cannot give name to.

English is the shiniest hammer I own, but it’s also the only thing in my toolbox.

Nolexi noun
no·lex·i | \ nō-lek-si \
Definition of nolexi:
1 : a word or phrase that does not exist or has no direct translation in a particular language

I’ll Fly Away uses Francisco’s invented lexicon as the palette to paint an intimate portrait of Black life in America — one that praises joy and grace without shying away from the hard truths confronting all of us today.