Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) at Brooklyn Book Festival

Through The Looking Glass presented by the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival

Main Stage – 209 Joralemon Street

Join Caribbean-born, global legends Lorna Goodison from Jamaica, Esmeralda Santiago from Puerto Rico, and Barbara Jenkins of Trinidad & Tobago – natural-born storytellers, who as emigrants keenly observed the world around them with insight, grace, and sharpness, reflecting a deep connection to the cultures, countries and indigenous stories that flowed from their memories to the tips of their pens. Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican, Jenkins, author of The Stranger Who Was Myself, and Jamaican Poet Laureate Goodison, author of From Harvey River, are joined by moderator Lauren Francis-Sharma (Book of the Little Axe).

Co-presented by the Center for Fiction