Suzanna C. de Baca is a native Iowan, proud Latina, publisher, author, and artist who is passionate about exploring change, transformation, and life in the Heartland. She is an inaugural member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative, where she publishes poetry and personal essays. She lives in the small rural town of Huxley, Iowa, population 4244.
She follows the old routines—pond, well, sink—only to meet floating fish, foul water, and rusted taps, each moment tightening the fear of what might remain for anyone after her.
July 7, 2023
Fear / Identity / Resilience / Transformation
Arrows made of flesh and names hurled like stones press against a body already bloodied, the speaker straining for one small space to live without being reduced to bone.