Coral in the Diaspora by Jerrice J. Baptiste

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4 min readJun 14, 2024

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Two months ago, Jerrice J. Baptiste guested here and she’s already got a new book of poetry, Coral in the Diaspora, available for pre-sale! Hearing successes of other authors always makes me optimistic that my books (here’s info about them) will be published soon too!

To refresh your memory, Jerrice was born in Haiti, writes for all ages, founded Authentic Poetry workshops in The Hudson Valley, New York, and has been widely published.

Poet Jerrice J. Baptiste

Jerrice describes the background to her latest book: “I find great peace and joy in creating a Great-grandmother narrative or poem. In order to write one, I have to contemplate the qualities…

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