Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 2: Beware of Flatterers (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) I had arrived in Haiti arrogantly convinced that I would make a difference. But the magnitude of poverty, the needs, the … Continue reading Beware of Flatterers, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 1: Fano Filo (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) My gardener, Fano Filo, advanced from the periphery of my little world into its center. His name sounded so lyrical to me … Continue reading Fano Filo, by Leita Kaldi
By guest blogger Kevin F. Mason At 3:45 a.m. in the morning on February 7, 1986, Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier boarded a U.S. chartered plane to take him into exile in France. In response to the news, the … Continue reading When I Can’t See the Sun: Jean-Michel Daudier’s Soundtrack to Haiti’s Democratic Moment
Check out episode three of The Working Poet Radio Show featuring Michele Jessica Fievre. Listen to M.J. — the editor of Sliver of Stone and a writer featured in Haiti Noir — discuss growing up in Haiti, work, and publishing. … Continue reading M.J. on The Working Poet Radio Show
On January 27, 2013, the contributors of SO SPOKE THE EARTH were at Libreri Mapou, 5919 Northeast 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33137, to read from the multilingual anthology of literature about Haiti. SO SPOKE THE EARTH explores the country’s past, … Continue reading “So Spoke the Earth” at Libreri Mapou
Mesmerizing and seductive, orchids have become one of the most popular houseplants of all time. Last September, B&G Orchids opened its doors in Miami, offering insight into the mystery of these spectacular flowers in a large variety of shapes, colors, … Continue reading B&G Orchids: A Family Affair
Remembering January 12, 2010: A Multi-Lingual Presentation. Books & Books, in Coral Gables. Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 7 PM. FOCUS ON HAITI: On January 12, 2010, in Haiti, there was a terrible noise of earth shaking and houses cracking. And then the cries of men and women, and a great dust cloud taking Port-au-Prince in its fist. On January 12, 2013, the Women Writers of Haitian Descent, Inc. were be at Books & Books, in Coral Gables, to read from the Haiti anthology SO SPOKE THE EARTH. SO SPOKE THE EARTH is a multilingual anthology of literature about Haiti … Continue reading Remembering 01/12/10
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012. 7:00 pm. Books & Books, in Coral Gables. Many came to meet literary legend Edwidge Danticat as she read from SO SPOKE THE EARTH, an anthology edited by M.J. Fievre and the Women Writers of Haitian … Continue reading “So Spoke the Earth” at Books & Books
Miami Book Fair International. Saturday, Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m., Batten (Building 2, 1st Floor, Room 2106). “So Spoke the Earth: Giving Haiti a Voice” panel with Joanne Hyppolite, Edwidge Danticat, Liliane Nerette-Louis, Mahalia Solages, Chantalle Francesca Verna, and Marie Ketsia … Continue reading “So Spoke the Earth” at the 2012 Miami Book Fair International
First, go through the crossroads and ask Mèt Kafou to give you passage so that you can attend to the dead. Then, surrounded by the smell of strong “kleren,” walk into the graveyard and dance to the staccato banda drumbeat, … Continue reading Haitian Vodou: Fet Gede
At a Vodou ceremony in Gonaives, women dance for the spirits—dances full of opposites, subtle and dynamic, graceful and ragged, the vibrant tones and rhythms of the drums creating calm, balance, sensuality, and passion. Les Stone watches these women shake, … Continue reading Vodou: heartfelt, close to the earth