Don't Call us Dead by Danez Smith Keston Sutherland The poet is an enthusiast

The poet is an enthusiast - for the visible world

as sugar cane tells its own story in 'Sugar Cane's Saga' and water speaks for itself in a witty debate with wine

But they are more than that

pivoting around a central sequence called 'Genesis'

Don't Call us Dead by Danez Smith Keston Sutherland The poet is an enthusiastAward winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Dont Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved here on earth. Smith turns then to desire, mortality, the dangers experienced in skin and body