Carolyn Forché was born in April 28, 1950 Detroit Michigan. She is an American poet whose concern for human rights is reflected in her writing. Forché was educated at Michigan State and Bowling Green State universities. Thereafter she taught at a number of colleges and universities.
NPR’S BOOK OF THE DAY
- In 'Keeper of My Kin,' Ada Ferrer struggles with being her mother's "chosen one" June 10, 2026At the start of the Cuban Revolution, Adela Ferrer’s husband made an impossible decision. Her husband had fled Havana for New York, and she planned to take her two children and join him. But instead, she was forced to bring only her daughter, leaving her 9-year-old son behind. That daughter – Ada Ferrer – is […]
- Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Land' takes readers to a famine-ravaged yet resilient Ireland June 9, 2026What happened to those who remained in Ireland after the Great Famine of 1865? It’s a question that fascinated Maggie O’Farrell, author of Hamnet, as she began her newest novel Land. Drawing on fragments of Irish history from her great-great-grandfather, O’Farrell’s Land is about… land, but it’s also about the myths, stories, and spirits that […]
