Una Memoria Contigo, 2024.
Watercolor on Paper. Purchase

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Art by Noa Alemán
Poem by Tamar Brooks

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To the Laundry Room

This hallway smells
of Grandma’s house
of carpet lush and white

of muffled footsteps
not to wake
the uncle who works nights

of sunlight through
a skylight poured
of games not elsewhere found

of ice cream cones
and cookie dough
and walks around the pond

of stained glass quilts
on matching beds
and tapes of handy ways

of submarines
and plumbing woes
and laughter’s tears in spades

Within this breath
it’s all still there
not packed and stored away

This hallway holds
the honeyed glow
that lit those happy days

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Tamar Brooks is a Wisconsin native who earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre in 2013, and joined the Chicago creative scene shortly thereafter as an actor, playwright, and poet. She is a company member of Loud Voices, Silent Streets, and her written works have been featured in a variety of festivals and online releases.

Noa Alemán is a trans, queer, first-generation, Cuban-American artist, who specializes in figurative painting. Their art explores themes of immigration, queer relationships, and ancestral knowledge. They paint their friends, family, and anyone that has had an impact on their creative journey. Through their art, Noa gathers community and engages in a dialogue centered aroundstorytelling, cultural heritage, and the human connection.

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