I do not know how to love you in English | Suzi Q. Smith | TEDxMileHigh

"I cannot tell by its rhythm where this heart was born, it is only music pulsing through palms." Suzi Q. Smith contemplates identity, community, and purpose in two mesmerizing poems: "I Do Not Know How to Love You in English" and "Sleeping Giant." Suzi Q. Smith is an award-winning artist, activist, and educator who lives in Denver, Colorado. She was the founding Slammaster of Slam Nuba and a two-time finalist in the Women of the World Poetry Slam. She has worked extensively with Poetry Slam, Inc., Youth on Record, Minor Disturbance Youth Poetry Slam, and the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She has a degree in English writing from the University of Colorado at Denver and has published two collections of poems: A Gospel of Bones & Poems for the End of the World. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx