This was from a live performance at La Pena Cultural Center in 2012, at an event curated by Malia Connor -- two separate poems are edited together, "Holy Water" (a monologue from the play, A HISTORY OF THE BODY, about a first kiss with a first love and love between women) and "Poem for Lola," a poem for a grandmother.

Holy Water/ Poem For Lola LIve Audio

Pedro Reyes interviews Aimee Suzara about her poetry, 11/25/11

Interview of A.S. (by Pedro Reyes) on La Onda Bajita, KPFA, 11/25/11

This is a poem from the poetry book SOUVENIR (WordTech Editions 2014) by Aimee Suzara, read by Aimee Suzara and recorded by Ursula Kwong-Brown at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, July 2015. During this artist residency bringing together composers, playwrights and visual artists, Kwong-Brown, Suzara, composer Jomi Delgado, composer Tiange Zhou, and actor Hunt Scarritt recorded several poems from the book.

"Fun On The Frontier" audio poem (from SOUVENIR, recorded July 2015, ACA)

"Suture"  audio poem (from SOUVENIR, recorded July 2015, ACA)

"Dad and the Lychee Tree" audio poem (from SOUVENIR, recorded July 2015, ACA)

"Objects & Artifacts" audio poem (from SOUVENIR, recorded July 2015, ACA)

This is a poem from the poetry book SOUVENIR (WordTech Editions 2014) by Aimee Suzara, read by Aimee Suzara and recorded by Ursula Kwong-Brown at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, July 2015. During this artist residency bringing together composers, playwrights and visual artists, Kwong-Brown, Suzara, composer Jomi Delgado, composer Tiange Zhou, and actor Hunt Scarritt recorded several poems from the book.

"Guns & Satin Sheets" (from SOUVENIR; recorded July 2015, ACA)

This is the preview version of the poem, "Santuario/We Know Storms" performed with composer Danny Clay and experimental chamber music ensemble the Living Earth Show -- this same work will be performed Oct 7 2017 with Kronos Quartet, Herbst Theater, SF.

Text of poem here: http://aimeesuzara.tumblr.com/post/165913959175/santuario-excerpt-of-new-poetry

Aimee Suzara - "Santuario" collaborating with Living Earth Show

Track from the Theater Soundtrack, "Pagbabalik" (Return) by Aimee Suzara, musical direction by Ron Quesada. C 2006.

Tape Recorder-Lola's House Scene (Pagbabalik/Return)

Read more about the project here: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13811004/echoes-kronos-quartet-youth-speaks-impacts-of-gentrification

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