A post-quake exploration through poetry. A special feature with poetry by Kwame Dawes, photography by Andre Lambertson.
In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry
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Published January 5, 2011
Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
This story features video poems with photographs by Andre Lambertson, edited by Robin Bell, music by Kevin Simmonds, and produced by the Pulitzer Center.
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Ghanaian-Jamaican writer and poet Kwame Dawes is the author of more than a dozen collections of verse, including the critically-acclaimed “Wisteria: Poems From the Swamp Country.” Dawes is also the...
