know. It will be intimidating. We will make mistakes. It will take time. But I believe this is the first step in moving our complex, deeply-layered, and diverse city toward fellowship, understanding, and reconciliation. Si se puede.

Valerie Martínez, Santa Fe’s Poet Laureate, was born and raised in SF. She is Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the College of Santa Fe and a member of the Littleglobe artistic team (www.littleglobe.org). She has two published books of poetry and has co-edited an anthology.

Contact: vmartinez@csf.edu