Reflections on change and transformation.
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Sharing Beth Hoffman’s Iowa Farm Table Podcast
Hello Readers:
This post is not a poem. Instead, I’m sharing a special episode of my fellow Iowa Writers’ Collaborative member Beth Hoffman’s At the Iowa Farm Table podcast that is worth watching.
Here’s Beth’s intro:
David Thoreson...
Happiness is a Pup Cup
Tango and his treat. Photo by Suzanna de Baca.
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I. Golden Morning
Golden leaves flutter
Along our small-town sidewalk
Autumn lights the...
Fall Potluck
Photo by Suzanna de Baca
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Time to get out the church cookbook,
the one with dog-eared pages,
splattered with pumpkin bar batter,
butte...
Women With Plants
Dear Readers:
I’m thrilled to share the poem “Woman With Plants,” which was selected for the Grant Woods Country Poetry Award in Lyrical Iowa 2026 and also nominated for a Pushcart Prize. I hope you will consider supporting this wonderful...
How I Learned to Write
Painting by Suzanna de Baca, Whiterock Triptych, acrylic on canvas, 2026.
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Clouds billow and shift
above me
asking to be named.
Owl tur...
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Suzanna de Baca is an Iowa native, CEO of Story Board Advisors, board director, poet, artist and writer who is passionate about exploring change and transformation and belonging. She lives in Huxley, Iowa.
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