Edwidge Danticat, who has been honored with the MacArthur Genius Award and other awards for her writing and work on behalf of Haiti, once said, “We tell stories to live, to connect with one another and to build community.” In Haiti, storytelling … Continue reading Stories for a Healthier World: You’ve Got This!
They say that in 1803 all Haitian roosters lost their ability to tell time—or at least to admit they knew how—when Toussaint L’Ouverture was betrayed at the hands of one of his own. It was the beginning of a new … Continue reading The Wee Hours, by Diane Allerdyce
drag·o·man (drg-mn) n. pl. drag·o·mans or drag·o·men An interpreter or guide The attorneys are yelling at each other, eyes bulging, and then one of them is yelling at me. “Mr. Joe,” the lawyer says, screaming. “You do not ask the … Continue reading A Note from Drago(wo)man: Misdirected Anger
Promoting So Spoke the Earth (“Ainsi parla la terre“) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The anthology will be released August 31. So Spoke the Earth is a multilingual anthology of literature about Haiti that explores its past, present and future as experienced … Continue reading So Spoke the Earth: Interviews in Haiti