Eady is easy to spot — he is the only Black person in the picture.
This was not at all unusual for a writers’ retreat in 1980.
In fact, it’s not all that unusual at many writers’ retreats 43 years later.
She, too, had often been the only Black poet in the room at such gatherings.
When they began talking, they discovered that they both shared the same wish: to create a program specifically for Black poets.
Persons:
Cornelius Eady, ’, it’s, Eady, Toi Derricotte, “, ” Derricotte, ” Eady, ‘
Organizations:
Bread Loaf
Locations:
Vermont