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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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on October 09, 2014

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Sussy Santana: Sussy Santana is a poet, performer, and cultural organizer born in the Dominican Republic. Author of Pelo Bueno y otros poemas (2010). In 2012 she released RADIO ESL a poetry cd, and the chapbook Poemas Domésticos (2018). Her poems have been featured in various anthologies. In 2014 she founded La Feria, an annual artisans market where local artist can sell their arts & crafts. Santana is a 2015 MacColl Johnson Fellowship recipient, the first Latina writer to win the distinction. Her poetry appears in the 2018 Providence Public Library catalog HairBrained, where she explores the topic of hair as a holder of memory. Santana is a board member of AS220, a nonprofit arts organization based in Providence, RI.

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Sussy Santana es poeta, nació en República Dominicana. Autora de Pelo Bueno y otros poemas (2010). En el 2012 presentó el cd de poesía RADIO ESL y Poemas Domésticos (2018) Sus poemas han sido publicados en varias antologías y revistas literarias. En el 2014 fundó La Feria Artesanal, un mercado anual en donde artistas locales venden sus artesanías. Santana es la primera escritora Latina en ganar la beca de creación literaria MacColl Johnson, 2015. Su poesía forma parte del catálogo anual, HairBrained, edición 2018, de la Biblioteca Pública de Providence, en donde explora el tema del cabello como instrumento de la memoria. Santana es miembro de la Junta de Directores de AS220, organización artística sin fines de lucro.

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Performing at Trinity Rep for Building AS220

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Performing as La India Clara

In the Dominican Republic I was classified as "Light Indian or india clara" in reference to the color of my skin. La India Clara is a satire of this denomination. The term "indio" was coined to negate our African heritage.