haitian poets

Here is a photo of Haitian poet and writer Jean Metellus at a Haitian art show in Jacmel Haiti.

Jean Metellus was born in city of Jacmel Haiti in 1937. Jean Metellus well know for his novel Jacmel au Crepuscule, and many of his poems.

Jean Metellus lived in exile in Paris France. in 2008 Jean Metellus became a Chevalier de la légion d'honneur in France (Knight National Order of the French Legion of Honour).

The Legion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur (French: "National Order of the Legion of Honour") is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on May 19, 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France

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Here is a photo of Haitian poet and writer Jean Metellus at a Haitian art show in Jacmel Haiti.

Jean Metellus was born in city of Jacmel Haiti in 1937. Jean Metellus well know for his novel Jacmel au Crepuscule, and many of his poems.

Jean Metellus lived in exile in Paris France. in 2008 Jean Metellus became a Chevalier de la l gion d'honneur in France Knight National Order of the French Legion of Honour .

The Legion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur French: National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on May 19, 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France

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Here is a photo of Haitian poet Rene Depestre as a Haitian art show in Jacmel Haiti.

Rene Depestre was born in city of Jacmel on born 29 August 1926, Rene did his primary studies with the Breton Brothers of Christian Instruction.

Rene Depestre lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Americas publishing house.

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Here is a photo of Haitian poet Rene Depestre taken at a Haitian art show in Jacmel Haiti.

Rene Depestre was born in city of Jacmel on born 29 August 1926, Rene did his primary studies with the Breton Brothers of Christian Instruction.

Rene Depestre lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Americas publishing house.

Original photo by Oswaldo Salas

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Jacques Stephen Alexis is a famous Haitian writer, a poet, and activist. Jacques Stephen Alexis is a descendent of Haitian President and Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines.

Jacques Stephen Alexis is best known for his novels Compere General Soleil (1955), Les Arbres Musiciens (1957), and L'Espace d'un Cillement (1959), and for his collection of short stories.

Jacques Stephen Alexis was born on 22 April 1922, in Gonaives. His father, Stephen Mesmin Alexis was a journalist, historian and diplomat who served as Haiti's ambassador to the United Kingdom and represented Haiti at the United Nations.

Jacques Stephen Alexis was also an active participant in the social and political debates of his time.

In 1959, he formed the People's Consensus Party (Parti pour l'Entente Nationale-PEP), a left-oriented political party, but he was forced into exile by the Duvalier dictatorship. In August 1960, he attended a Moscow meeting of representatives of 81 communist parties from all over the world, and signed a common accord document called "The Declaration of the 81" in the name of Haitian communists.

In April 1961, he returned to Haiti but soon after landing at Mole St Nicholas he was captured by Tontons Macoutes. He was taken to the town's main square where he was tortured and then killed.

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