Young Haitian writers look to the future

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The World’s Jeb Sharp visits a youth writing group in Port-au-Prince formed in the wake of last year’s earthquake. They call themselves the Konbit des Jeunes Penseurs or The Gathering of Young Thinkers. They meet weekly, salon-style, to read Haitian literature and share their own writings and talk about a new way forward for Haiti. Download MP3
Website for the Gathering of Young Thinkers
Read and listen to Assephie Petit-Frere’s poem here

American artists and Iceland

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Iceland has been one of the countries hardest hit by the economic crisis. One thing it still has going for it is its draw for American artists, writers and musicians. Writer Alissa Quart has the story. Download MP3

• Alissa Quart
• Olof Arnalds
• Roni Horn
• Eileen Myles