Trump went to Puerto Rico. And brought to life a scene in Graham Greene’s Haiti novel

by Rashmee

Posted on October 5, 2017


When Donald Trump went to Puerto Rico, I remembered Graham Greene’s telling portrait of imperious …

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In the republic of poetry, there will be no one dislocated from history

by Rashmee

Posted on March 14, 2016


Can poetry ease an immigrant’s sense of dislocation? Only to the extent that it might …

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As its debts become due today, here’s why Puerto Rico really is not Greece

by Rashmee

Posted on August 1, 2015


On Saturday, August 1, Puerto Rico’s debt payments become due. The US territory has to …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK