Thank you all for joining me on the journey of creating Poems for the End of the World. The manuscript is still a working document, but I… Read more “Poems for the End of the World”
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we are building [margins.] and would love for you to join us
Some of you may know that I have been working with The Word, and am specifically working on the [margins.] conference. The only of its kind in the U.S., the… Read more “we are building [margins.] and would love for you to join us”
we all want the same thing:
to love and be loved, fully, freely, long for safety for our selves for our loved ones even ones we struggle to love (especially if you are… Read more “we all want the same thing:”
There Will Probably Be Crying: A Reading
Join us for a livestream reading on Saturday, October 17. 5 PM Pacific / 6 PM Mountain / 7 PM Central / 8 PM Eastern.
The Laughing Barrel Must Have Been Cobalt Blue
Under the shadow of a headline looking too much like our children, we tucked and folded and gathered ourselves and each other into the skirt of my… Read more “The Laughing Barrel Must Have Been Cobalt Blue”
An ever-unfolding story.
Dear ones, The last year has been a mighty journey. For those of you who have shown me kindness and support through the rises and falls, Thank… Read more “An ever-unfolding story.”
2018 National Poetry Month
I hope your writing/reading/contemplating is coming along swimmingly this National Poetry Month! If you’re looking for inspiration, I’m posting daily prompts over here: https://www.facebook.com/suziqsmithpoet
Poetry: Death by Definition
Poetry is dead. A quick Google search of that phrase will deliver a host of articles, websites, and journals that will confirm this. In terms of book… Read more “Poetry: Death by Definition”
Thirteen Descansos
Thirteen Descansos is a collection of poems by Suzi Q. Smith that is available from Penmanship Books. Inspired by a writing prompt from the incomparable Patricia Smith,… Read more “Thirteen Descansos”