edwidge danticat

  • The Empty Chair

    It’s been two years since I lost my dad and a year since I lost both my grandmothers. During that time I didn’t know if I was going to end up whole by the end of it and in a way I guess I didn’t, but I’m still here… Besides my family, friends, and champion… Continue reading

  • Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work

    Edwidge Danticat, famous Haitian-American author, sees the stress of crisis as a force for artistic creation, and sees the role of the immigrant artist in the documentation of events. Speaking recently at Town Hall in support of her new book, Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work, Danticat explored the theme of being an artist… Continue reading