Writer.
Performer.
Educator.
Aimee Suzara is a Filipino-American poet, playwright, and performer based in Oakland, CA. Her mission is to create, and help others create, poetic and theatrical work about race, gender, and the body to provoke dialogue and social change.
Her poetry and plays have been produced, adapted, and published widely, and she has collaborated with a variety of choreographers, musicians and dance companies for multidisciplinary productions. A cultural worker and professional educator for the past twenty years, she tailors and offers lectures, performances and workshops to organizations, universities, and classrooms. Grounded in her education and practice in the literary arts, she also can offer individualized coaching and copyediting to guide and inspire your writing journey.
What can I book Aimee for?
Invite Aimee to speak, lecture, perform, provide individualized coaching, manuscript consultation
and copyediting services, or lead a workshop.
Find more information below.
Workshops
Consulting, Coaching,
Copy Editing
Speaking Engagements
Latest Projects
New Poem Video: Originally aired as part of the 7th Annual Life is Living Theater Stage:
ROOTED IN RESILIENCE (Act 1) presented by Youth Speaks and CalShakes, this is a special poet's cut of Aimee Suzara's poem "Change is Us" -- with performed collaboration by choreographer/dancer Andrea Spearman, film editing by Joan Osato.
Coming AUGUST 4, 2026! Aimee’s new poetry book, BIRTH LANGUAGE (Tia Chucha Press). Read advanced praise and order your pre-order book here. Also, contact us at booking@aimeesuzara.net to book a reading/talk/workshop as part of the BIRTH LANGUAGE book tour!
TINY FIRES, selected and developed by Custom Made Theater for Undiscovered Works Festival (2021), had its World Premiere in Oct 19-29, 2023 with Custom Made Theatre Company at CounterPULSE in San Francisco!
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