M.J.’s Inbox: TiCorn in Concert
M.J.’s Inbox: I Am Riding
Every Boy Should Have a Man
04.13.13 O, Miami! Trilingual Poetry Workshop at MAM
Judging the “Dis-Moi Dix Mots” Contest
A Few Words with Jean-Patrick Icart Pierre
April 13: Free Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
Sliver of Stone Magazine releases Issue 6
Register Now! Brevity in Nonfiction
Mahalia’s Pwason Gwo Sèl
Mahalia Solages on her 5 Favorite Books
(It’s More than Just) Cooking with Liliane
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04.13.13 O, Miami! Trilingual Poetry Workshop at MAM (0)
O, Miami! Alongside poets Nick Vagnoni and Yaddyra Peralta, I conducted a free ekphrastic poetry workshop on April 13 at the Miami Art Museum (MAM) located at 101 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33130. For more info about O, Miami, check out this Poem in Video. (You have to scroll down a bit and click… Read More ›
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Mahalia Solages on her 5 Favorite Books (0)
Mahalia Solages is the author of two children’s picture books. Her fiction has appeared on WritingRaw and Onè?Respè? and she’s a regular contributor to Haitianista. One of her short stories received an honorable mention from Lorian Hemingway. Her ongoing projects include two women’s fiction novels and a young adult book. Before settling into the study… Read More ›
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Meet Raphael Sagage (2)
You know the Carla Bruni song, right? C’est le tréma qui m’ensorcelle dans le prénom de Raphaël… Well, meet Raphael Sagage. His art—a reflection of the beauty in the world, an intermingling of the natural colors and movements around us. A graduate from Ecole Nationale des Arts or ENARTS (Port-au-Prince, Haiti), Raphael has received several… Read More ›
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Every Boy Should Have a Man (0)
Echoing Jonathan Swift, Preston L. Allen breaks new ground with a novel that is part allegory, part fantasy. A riveting, poignant satire of societal ills, with an added dose of fantasy, Every Boy Should Have a Man (Akashic Books, 2013) takes place in a post-human world where creatures called oafs keep humanlike “mans” as beloved pets. Preston will… Read More ›
oh, these interesting earthlings »
A Few Words with Jean-Patrick Icart Pierre (0)
Click here to meet Jean-Patrick Icart Pierre, illustrator of “I am Riding,” the picture book I authored for One Moore Book. “This Haitian-born artist, educator and OMB illustrator has called Brooklyn home for the past several decades. We found his answers as poetic and profound as his artwork” (One Moore Book website). BOOK DESCRIPTION I… Read More ›
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Mahalia’s Pwason Gwo Sèl (0)
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, I drove to writer Mahalia Solages’ house with that wonderful sense of contended anticipation: we were to spend some time cooking together! It was such a breezy, tulip-soft day. As Mahalia taught me the recipe for Pwason Gwo Sèl she inherited from her grandmother, I listened intently, nodding, cocking my eyebrow, biting… Read More ›
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Judging the “Dis-Moi Dix Mots” Contest (0)
I’m among the judges of the ”Dis-Moi Dix Mots” poetry contest launched by the Cultural Departments of the Consulate General of France and the Consulate General of Haiti, in Miami, for students in the “French Heritage Language Program” and those attending partner universities in Miami. On Tuesday, the judges were invited to dinner at La Brochette Bistrot, in… Read More ›
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Joe Clifford on his 5 Favorite Books (0)
My five favorite books. In no particular order. Sort of. Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger. The order for the rest of the list is debatable. Not this one. This will always be my favorite book. I named my first son Holden, for Christ’s sake. I read Catcher for the first time in England, outside… Read More ›
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M.J. Fievre on WLRN (0)
Check our this article by Marva Hinton on WLRN. All week, the anchors will be talking with Florida authors appearing at the Miami Book Fair. So Spoke the Earth is an anthology of stories, poems and essays about Haiti.
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Carrying on Haiti’s Literary Torch (0)
In an article by Kat Cherie on Haitian Times, writers Nadine Magloire, Evelyne Trouillot, Jessica Fievre, Gary Klang and Josaphat-Robert Large share their take on the legacy of Haitian literary tradition. “I continue to use the motherland as a setting for most of my stories. As an expat, I get to take a step back… Read More ›
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Issue 7 of Saw Palm (0)
I’ve been published in the 7th issue of Saw Palm! Saw Palm seeks to capture the unique experience of Florida life, landscape, and trope through the work of artists and writers in-state and out. Established as a web journal in 2006 by John Henry Fleming and the students of the MFA Creative Writing Program at… Read More ›
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M.J.’s Inbox: TiCorn in Concert (0)
I got a little note from Haitian songwriter/singer TiCorn. It started with, “Bonjour M.J., me youn ti nouvel mizikal pou ou de TiCorn!” TiCorn is going to be in concert in New York on May 24th (Vault Cafe, in Long Island). On May 25th (Brooklyn), she will be selling her CDs at KOMBIT Bar Restaurant. For information… Read More ›
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Visitez le site officiel de Jessica! (0)
Jessica Fièvre est l’une des romancières haïtiennes les plus prolifiques de son époque. Découvrez son aventure littéraire, sa fièvre d’écrire, les raisons qui la poussent à créer, ses références, tout ce qui la rattache à la plume. “Voici une romancière qui sait écrire une histoire, construire un récit et maintenir le rythme de telle sorte… Read More ›
