VoicesfromHaïti ~ Nou bèl. E Nou La.
VoicesfromHaiti is silent. For now.
There is a saying in Kreyòl: Sa w ap chache an, w ap jwen ni. “This thing you are searching for, you will find.” These are not words of encouragement. This is a warning. As in, if you go meddling in things you don’t understand, you will regret it. The wise comedian Kevin Hart put …
Continue reading “Haïti for the Uninitiated ~ Written by Ibi Zoboi”
Ibi Zoboi writes: “I fear not having my story heard. And this would not be my story alone. I’d be pulling from memories and fears that are not necessarily my own. The memories of my family when they passionately talk about Haiti and Haitian politics. The fears of those in Haiti who truly believe that there’s no hope for …
Continue reading “Going Home: Ibi Zoboi Writes About Returning to Haiti”
Humor me, please. Here I will list my fears of the “Dark Island” (a play on the infamous “Dark Continent” references that were so prevalent in American literature & film). And humor is the best way to deal with what I consider warranted concerns about returning to Haiti for the second time (as an adult), other than …
Continue reading “Haitian Griot Part Deux: Fear of the Dark Island by Ibi Zoboi”
Meet Ibi Aanu Zoboi. She was born in Port-au-Prince as Pascale Philantrope. She is a talented Haitian author whose pen faces the future. “I want to see Haitian Sci-Fi,” Ibi says. “We need new narratives.” Her story, “Earthseed” appears in the Caribbean Writer’s 25th Anniversary mega issue: Ayiti/Haiti. Earlier this year, Ibi’s showed her ‘noir’ …