2021/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat's long list of accolades paints a clear picture of her influence on the literary world. The Haitian American writer, National Book Critics Circle Award winner, and National Book Award finalist often probes themes of identity, Haitian diaspora, and familial relationships in her works. Danticat's latest book of short stories, Everything Inside (2019), was called "breathtaking" by Roxane Gay.