Voice · Canada
Robin Gittens
Robin Gittens is a poet and writer from Barbados now living in Canada. Living with albinism, he writes poetry rooted in identity, resilience, and self-acceptance, transforming personal experience into stories that encourage understanding and hope. He is currently working on a poetry manuscript exploring albinism, heritage, and healing. Visit his website: robinagittens.com
2 stories on the record
Stories
All voices →Twenty Years Alone, Then a Room Full of People Like Him
““We’re a minority group. All of us have lived through our own version of this. Coming together — what couldn’t we build?””
Reclaiming a Word That Was Used to Hurt Him
“I’m an albino. Then I’m human. Whoever put me here, put everyone else here too. Why should I be treated different?”