Boundaries, by Mahalia Solages
BABG
  • 5 min

Boundaries, by Mahalia Solages

I am outside with the boys, grounded for a moment by the last vodka shot. There’s Stephen, who usually doesn’t come to my hang out...
Suze Baron: Take Vladimir, He's Good Company
BABG
  • 7 min

Suze Baron: Take Vladimir, He's Good Company

It is biting cold in front of the Family Court.

 A year ago, if you had told me that I would be standing here today, about to petition ...
Marlène Rigaud Apollon: To the Memory of My Father
BABG
  • 4 min

Marlène Rigaud Apollon: To the Memory of My Father

To the memory of my father buried in Petit-Goâve Of all the poems in my first collection, Cris de colère, Chants d’espoir, Cries of...
Katia D. Ulysse: "Dawning of a New Day"
BABG
  • 3 min

Katia D. Ulysse: "Dawning of a New Day"

No matter how long or dark the night, he recognized a passerby by the shuffle of the feet, the rustle of the clothes, the sway of...
Catching Crazy, by Fabienne Josaphat
BABG
  • 20 min

Catching Crazy, by Fabienne Josaphat

When my brother came out of the womb on a month of July, Papa looked at him closely with a grimace.
4 Poems: Patricia Biela and Suze Baron
BABG
  • 3 min

4 Poems: Patricia Biela and Suze Baron

Because Mama cannot hear and because she talks nonsense everytime she opens her mouth Everyone avoids her
Learning Creole, by Juderns Exceus
BABG
  • 4 min

Learning Creole, by Juderns Exceus

My grandmother taught me Kreyòl. You must know where you come from, so you understand where you’re going, she said. Kreyòl: an open door to
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