HeyJaredSuzi Q Smith
poet. educator. observer. memoirist. mother. organizer. singer-songwriter. playwright.
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Reasons I Do Not Despair (opens the original)
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Even living in Colorado for the entirety of my life, I still regularly find myself in awe of its beauty. I mean – every day, something catches my eye and I am paused, taking in a breath, letting it out, slow. A couple of months ago, I was driving through a beautiful city in Colorado, struck by its verdant landscape and the dramatic purple-grey mountains in the distance. I wondered how I’d forgotten how beautiful the city is, then remembered as I noticed the signs directing me to nearby landmarks
The Air We Can See and the Mountains We Remember (opens the original)
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Between high temperatures, a historic drought, and massive wildfire smoke, this summer in Denver has been one for the books. We have had some of the worst air quality in the country, and I am one of many people who have been feeling it intensely. <img alt="" class=
why people be mad at me sometimes (opens the original)
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I think of poems by Lucille Clifton often, and this one comes to mind almost as often as won’t you celebrate with me, which is a poem that lives in me and so many of my beloveds that it is not uncommon for us to recite it spontaneously in conversation. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fLFz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c61ef2b-4be1-4e53-a926-5e52370875d7_56
Everyone in America Dreams the Same Dream (opens the original)
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For Juneteenth I usually find myself double and triple booked. And on the Fourth of July, nothing is freer than my calendar. I think deeply about the ways we mark time and what and how we celebrate. I think I began avoiding fireworks displays during the Iraq-Afghanistan war. It felt gross to me, to celebrate some concept of “freedom” with explosions in the sky while actively bombing civilians overseas. So I have declined to participate for many years. This year, in Colorado, much of the state is
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