A young woman with braided hair, wearing a dark sweater over a gray top, smiles while standing indoors next to a light-colored wall with exposed pipes.

Natalie Desrosiers

Natalie Desrosiers is the programs and communications fellow at Cave Canem Foundation. She is a recent graduate of Bard College, where she received her B.A. in written arts with a background in political theory and Black radical thought.


Articles by Natalie Desrosiers

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Writing as Craft
Thursday October 3

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Poet Geffrey Davis

“The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another.”

A woman with short dreadlocks and glasses stands indoors, wearing a white lace top. She is beside a woven lamp, with a softly lit window in the background.
Writing as Craft
Thursday February 21

Defying Constraints: A PEN Ten Interview with Brionne Janae

“So my act of resistance is to first and foremost curate and protect joy in my life, and second to remember to write . . . about more than just calamity.”

A young man with short, curly black hair and a full beard stands in front of a brick wall, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He is wearing a light gray shirt, hinting at his passion for pride month literature.
Writing as Craft
Monday November 19

“To Remember is a Kind of Resistance”: A PEN Ten Interview with Julian Randall

“I’m glad so many people have found something they know to be true, someone like themselves in what I’ve written.”