Blog Archive 2010-2020

  • Revolution at Guilou Beach: Reflections on Haiti

    Ayiti will forever be dear to my heart; not because of the great people I met and reconnected with at this year’s Caribbean Studies Association conference, but for the revolution that continues in the…

  • Haiti: The Earthquake, A Poem

    Image from Glogster.com  This post has many inspirations. I’ve been in deep thought lately about this trip, about the way I see the world, my future and how poetry ultimately fits into my life.…

  • En Route to Haiti 2: Countering Colonialism

    My bags are packed. I’m ready to go!  I was scheduled to arrive in Port au Prince on Saturday, 4th June, 2016 at 2:58pm. Unfortunately, it’s now Monday, 6th June, 2016, 10:04pm and I’m…

  • En Route to Haiti: History & Stereotypes

    In a few days, I’ll be en route to Port-au-Prince to present some of my poetry at  the 41st Annual Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) conference, which is being held in Haiti for the first…

  • Happy New Year!

     2015 is here! Here’s to a great year. 🙂 

  • Zee Speaks: 2014 Highlights

    This year, for the first time, I’m going to partake in the tradition of end-of-year reflection. Well, for the first on the blog. No resolutions here, just a recap of what went well in…

  • Season’s Greetings

    What ever and how ever you’re celebrating, do enjoy.  Season’s Greetings to you!  Photo credit: Zahra Gordon 

  • The Writing on the Wall: #Ferguson #EricGarner

    Amidst all the anger and protest that I’m seeing about the disregard for the lives of Micheal Brown and Eric Garner, I just want to note that Toni Morrison already told us this was…

  • Haiku from the Headlines #26: Anniversary Edition

    It’s been one (whole) year since I started the Haiku from the Headlines series. When I started doing the series, it was an effort to practice my craft from as many avenues as possible.…