It’s been a privilege to work with so many amazing people doing human rights work around the world, but especially in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Cuvaj se/Take Care is taking… Read more “On Hiatus”
Author: Heathen (Heather Derr-Smith)
Heathen is a Poet and the author of The Bride Minaret (University of Akron Press, 2008), Each End of the World (Main Street Rag Press, 2005). and Tongue Screw (Spark Wheel Press. 2016). Her fourth collection, Thrust, winner of the 2016 Lexi Rudnitsky Prize and was published at Persea Books in 2017. They are a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop ('94) where they studied with James Galvin, Jorie Graham, Marvin Bell and Mark Doty. Heathen is the Founder and Executive Director of Cuvaj se/Take Care a nonprofit supporting writers in conflict zones and post-conflict recovery zones. Heathen's fifth book, Ouskirts, was published in March 2022 with University of Akron Press.
Čuvaj se’s director in Bihać, BiH, Adnan Kurtagić & his Red Cross team work day & night with migrants caught in a humanitarian crisis on the border… Read more
Sarajevo Pride 2021 #otporsamargine #bhpovorkaponosa2021
Solidarity with the LGBTQIA Community and allies in Sarajevo and throughout Bosnia and the region. Many thanks to everyone who works so hard on behalf of love.… Read more “Sarajevo Pride 2021 #otporsamargine #bhpovorkaponosa2021”
Bosnian Community North East
Sending out love to all the survivors, organizers, educators, and activists involved in commemoration services, memorials, panels, and worship services in Bosnia and around the world during… Read more “Bosnian Community North East”
Srebrenica Remembrance
Thinking of Bosnian friends this week & survivors of the genocide in Srebrenica. We’re lifting up the many people who dedicate their lives to fighting genocide denial… Read more “Srebrenica Remembrance”