This program is presented in partnership with Villa Albertine and the French Embassy in the United States.

About the Speaker

Simone Lagrand is a Martinican poet, spoken word artist, creative writer, and poetry workshop facilitator. Her work is a conversation with her motherland, Martinique. As a yich déwò (child from abroad) Lagrand builds a creative biotope through which she explores her dual relationship with language—Creole and French—by observing intimate bonds such as love dialogues, eroticism, and motherhood. She is an Artist in Residence at Villa Albertine.