October 1, We’re Alone: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
We’re Alone: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
Tuesday, October 1, at 7 p.m. in the IWL First Floor Conference Room.
Join Dr. Roxane Gay and Edwidge Danticat for a reading and conversation about Danticat’s new essay collection, We’re Alone. Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We’re Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel García Márquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and the complexities of resilience.
Register to attend: bit.ly/WereAlone
We’re Alone: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
Tuesday, October 1, at 7 p.m. in the IWL First Floor Conference Room.
Join Dr. Roxane Gay and Edwidge Danticat for a reading and conversation about Danticat’s new essay collection, We’re Alone. Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We’re Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel García Márquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and the complexities of resilience.
Register to attend: bit.ly/WereAlone