On Grief, Haiti, and the Making of a Poem
Haitian Dinner, Conversation, and Poetry Reading with Bertony Louis & Sony Ton-Aime: “Grave Tone: On Grief, Haiti, and the Making of a Poem
“On Grief, Haiti, and the Making of a Poem” with Bertony Louis and Sony Ton-Aime
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
5:30–7:00 p.m.
The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
CFA 111
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Dinner catered by Haitian Sensation will be served
This event is free and open to the public but capacity is limited; please today.
Poet Bertony Louis will explore how personal experience, grief, and the Haitian experience have shaped his poetic voice. He will share poems written here in Pittsburgh, as well as selections from his poetry collection Recovering the Horizons. Conversation and reflection will be facilitated by poet Sony Ton-Aime, executive director of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures.
This event is free and open to the public, but capacity is limited. Please RSVP to join CAS for an evening of poetry and delicious Haitian cuisine.
Sponsors: CAS, LCAL, The Humanities Scholars Program, ASAR, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, and the Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic (CBESA).
Co-sponsored by The Humanities Scholars Program, Diane and Bradford Smith Family Fund, the Humanities Center, the Sustainability Initiative, the CMU Department of Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics, The Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, and the Artists and Scholars at Risk (ASAR) Program.
