The phrase can you hear me now? has become ubiquitous in the age of digital meetings, but also speaks to global movements for change that call for marginalized voices to be represented, celebrated and heard. TIFA is proud to present a new collection of writing that responds to this phrase, penned by some of the world’s most distinct voices. Tune in daily to hear authors read their newly commissioned work.

Maisy Card, the Jamaican-American author of the 2021 OCM Bocas Prize-winning novel for Caribbean Literature, These Ghosts are Family, presents her piece “The Line” in this pre-recorded reading.

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