WEDNESDAY, January 31st, 7pm, Ana-Maurine Lara, Erzulie¹s Skirt, Bookwoman, 918 West 12th Street
Set in the age of urbanization in the Dominican Republic over the course of several lifetimes, Erzulie¹s Skirt is a tale of how women and their families struggle with love, tragedy and destiny. Told from the perspectives of three women, this novel takes us from the rural villages & sugar cane plantations to the slums of Santo Domingo, and along the journey by yola across the sea between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It is a compelling love story that unearths our deep ancestral connections to land, ritual and memory.
Ana-Maurine Lara is an AfroDominican American writer and organizer. She was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in East Africa and Mount Vernon, NY. She received her BA from Harvard University.
Ana-Maurine’ s poetry and short fiction has appeared in several literary journals including Tongues Magazine and Blithe House Quarterly, among others. She has received awards from the Puffin Foundation, the Brooklyn Arts Council and PEN Northwest (the Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency). She is co-author of bustingbinaries. com: a website dedicated to addressing binary thinking in U.S. based social justice movements. Erzulie¹s Skirt is published by RedBone Press.
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