Listen: Haitian-Americans Recite Their Poetry

When unimaginable disaster strikes, can poetry help? At a benefit event called “Poets For Haiti,” Here and Now’s George Hicks introduces us three Haitian-American writers who use poetry to come to terms with Haiti’s devastation after the earthquake.

Hear Patrick Sylvain read his poem "Boulevard Jean Jacques Dessalines"

Hear Patrick Sylvain read his poem "Ports of Sorrow"

Hear Patrick Sylvain read his poem "Catacomb"