Don't Call us Dead by Danez Smith Keston Sutherland as sugar cane tells its

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

their other worlds

which views familial trauma through a storytelling lens

Don't Call us Dead by Danez Smith Keston Sutherland as sugar cane tells itsAward 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