Haitian poets reflect on loss and the future in a new anthology
Posted on Dec 5, 2010
Now for sale: Poets for Haiti: An Anthology of Poetry and Art. This incredible anthology of works about Haiti – including pieces by Robert Pinsky, Rosanna Warren, and Marilene Phipps-Kettlewell – grew out of a benefit reading at Harvard University in February, 2010. The collection includes a preface by PIH co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl, and reproductions of art by produced by Haitians. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Partners In Health to support the people in Haiti.
Order your copy online from Yileen Press.
People in the Boston area will be able to hear Ophelia, the book's editor, Kim Triedman, and a number of the contributing poets speak on Wednesday, December 8, at the Porter Square Bookstore in Cambridge, MA.
Event Information:
Book: Poets for Haiti: An Anthology of Poetry and Art, edited by Kim Triedman, preface by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl
What: Book launch reading and reception
Where: Porter Square Bookstore, Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
When: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Readers: Robert Pinsky, Fred Marchant, Patrick Sylvain, Marilene Phipps-Kettlewell, Tom Daley, and Afaa Michael Weaver, with introductory remarks by Kim Triedman and Ophelia Dahl.
