In January, Zora Danticat completed an internship at Perugia Press, sponsored by the Praxis Program at Smith College. This was the first winter Perugia was able to offer this internship, as a partnership between Perugia and Smith College. Jean Blakeman, Perugia Press board president, interviewed Zora about her experience as a Perugia intern and as a poet.
Zora Danticat enjoying autumn
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This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their publishing careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of poets who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC). We hope using our platform to highlight this work will expand the readership of the poets we spotlight. This series …
This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their publishing careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of poets who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC). We hope using our platform to highlight this work will expand the readership of the poets we spotlight. This series …
Dear Perugia Community,
We don’t yet have all the words we want or need to say in the wake of this last election cycle, but “we do language,” as Toni Morrison said, and we can and …
This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their publishing careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of poets who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC). We hope using our platform to highlight this work will expand the readership of the poets we spotlight.