“Sacral Water & Sacral Words: The Profane, Sacred & Everything in between in Haitian Poetry”
24 April 2025, Kenyon College
At Kenyon College, I brought the Haitian poet and scholar to campus where he gave a talk about his poetry, his recently published collection with Éditions Goutte-Lettres, Kat pwen kadino, and his scholarship on poetry. He also led a poetry workshop that involved 10 participants, including people from Kenyon and the greater Gambier community.
“Writers in Residence: Naomi Fontaine and Gisèle Pineau”
25-29 March 2024, Florida State University
At Florida State University, I worked with my colleagues and the Winthrop-King Institute to organize a symposium with the writers Gisèle Pineau and Naomi Fontaine. While at Florida State University, Gisèle Pineau led a creative writing workshop that involved graduate and undergraduate students, professors, and community members. We were also able to screen the film adaptation of her short story, Fichues Racines, dir. by Marie-Claude Pernelle (2011).
Timothy Lomeli 