Haiti: Poem by Carvens Lissaint / Shot by Steven Duarte

Carvens is a Hatian-American poet and performer from New York City. He was on the 2009 Urban Word NYC slam team. His poem, “Haiti” was written a year ago and has a startling prophetic tone in the wake of recent tragic events in Haiti. He is a passionate and ruthless force. Under heavenly grace and favor, Carvens’ mother who was in Haiti at the time of the earthquake is safe and back home in the arms of her family. Carvens continues to be a recognizable face of the future and a profound example of noble men. Please share his poem. Please support Haiti in the relief efforts.

Every Drop Counts is a grassroots organization developed by a group of young artists and activists in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti. They are working to bring clean drinking and bathing water to Haitians working with the World Water Relief. Please donate to their efforts and follow them on twitter: @everydropchi

Every Drop Counts is hosting a show featuring The Cool Kids, BBU, Fred Hampton Jr., He Say She Say, Mic Terror, and more in Chicago on the 31st. Flyer/info here. Also, Immortal Technique wrote an essay about the Haitian Revolution and the present situation for EDC’s blog that’s informative, to say the least.