Northwestern University Press, 2001 Paper: 978-1-880684-75-7 Library of Congress Classification PM7854.H37O66 2001 Dewey Decimal Classification 841.91408097294
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Open Gate is the first bilingual volume of Haitian Creole poetry published in English. Seven years in the making, this anthology is the result of the dedication of its editors and translators, Paul Laraque, Jack Hirschman and the Haitian poet Boadiba, as well as Max Manigat, one of the first teachers of Creole on the university level who was an invaluable advisor.
The editors focus on contemporary Creole poetry that reflects the struggle for human rights in Haiti. The book is divided into three sections: Pioneers of Modern Haitian Creole poetry, beginning with the founder of modern Haitian Creole literature, Felix Morisseu-Leroy (19131998); the flowering of Haitian poetry as represented by the literary movement, "Society of Butterflies," some of whose members were jailed or exiled by the bloody Duvalier dictatorship; and the New Generation featuring primarily those poets in the Diaspora whose work has been published in the last 15 years.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Paul Laraque was a Haitian poet and activist. Born in Haiti in 1920, Laraque was known for his surrealist, political poetry and his opposition to François Duvalier's dictatorship in Haiti. In exile in the United States since the early 1960s, Laraque was a professor at Fordham University and lived in New York City. He died in 2007, and is survived by three sons.
Jack Hirschman is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays. Among his many volumes of poetry are A Correspondence of Americans, Lyripol, The Bottom Line, and Endless Threshold. Born in New York City in 1933, he has lived in San Francisco since 1973.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Larak,
Pòl
A Note on the Translations
Hirschman,
Jack
Dedication
Dedicatory Poem
Maniga,
Maks
PYONYE / THE PIONEERS
Feliks Moriso-Lewa (Felix Morisseau-Leroy)
Chouchoun
Shooshoon
Zonbi
Zombies
Aba Tout Kandida
Down With All Candidates
Gan Defwa M'Pa Mwenmenm
Sometimes I'm Not Myself
Testaman
Testament
Frank Fouche (Frank Fouché)
Sa Yo Te Kwè Yo Fè?
What Did They Think They Did?
Klod Inosan (Claude Innocent)
Lavi Vye Nèg
The Poor Man's Life
Pòl Larak (Paul Laraque)
Lakansyèl
Rainbow
Do-M Laj
My Broad Back
Legzil Se Pen Rasi
Exile Is Stale Bread
Madigra
Mardi gras
Rassoul Labuchin
Tonton Makout Vòlè Rèv
Tonton Macoutes Steal Dreams
Jòj Kastra (Georges Castera)
M'Gen Yon Kanmarad
I Have a Comrade
Pòt Simityè
Cemetery Gate
Mouvman Nil
Zilch Movement
Ni Jodi, Ni Ayè
Both Yesterday and Today
San
Blood
Woudòf Milè (Rudolph Muller)
Yon Ti Fanm Sèzan Ki Kanpe
A 16-Year-Old Girl Who's Standing
Pyè-Richa Nasis (Pierre-Richard Narcisse)
Renn Chantrèl Kote Ou?
Singing Queen, Where Are You?
Lyonèl Twouyo (Lyonel Trouillot)
Mwen Reve-W Kò Touni
I'm Dreaming of Your Body All Nude
Kannari Kraze
A Clay Pot Broken
Koralen (Jean-Claude Martineau)
Ayiti Demen
Haiti Tomorrow
Awona
Hooker
Vyewo
Viejo
SOSYETE KOUKOUY / THE SOCIETY OF FIREFLIES
Jan Mapou (Jean-Marie Wilier Denis)
Fanm Peyi Mwen
Women of My Country
Zonbi
Zombie
Deita (Mercedès F. Guignard)
Y'ap Kite Brid Sou Kou
They're Leaving With a Bridle Round the Neck
Kaptenn Koukouwouj (Michel-Ange Hyppolite)
Fanm
Woman
Lapawòl
Speech
Zile Karayib
Caribbean Islands
Pyè Banbou (Ernst Mirville)
Wongòl
Wongòl
Libète
Liberty
Manno Ejèn (Emmanuel Eugene)
Pwezi Wongòl
Wongòl Poem
Togiram (Emile Célestin-Mégie)
M'ap Ekri Youn Powèm
I'm Writing a Poem
Kiki Wennrayt (Kiki Wainwright)
Chanjman
Changes
Dezagreman
Trouble
Jan Dòseli Dede (Jean Dorcely Dede)
Zwing
Bits
Janjan R. Dezire (Jean R. Désiré)
Youn Filozofi
A Philosophy
Rèv
Dream
Jozafa Wobè Laj (Josaphat Robert Large)
Machann Fresko
Snowcone Vendor
Tèks XXX
Text XXX
LAMADÈL / THE NEW GENERATION
Jaklin Skòt (Jacqueline Scott)
Loray Kale
Hatching Thunder
Dominik Batravil (Dominique Batraville)
Papye 8
Paper 8
Papye 18
Paper 18
Papye 33
Paper 33
Papye 43
Paper 43
Frankétienne (Frank Etienne)
nan Dezafi
from Cockfight Marathon
Siz Bawon (Suze Baron)
Tanbou-a Pale
Tom-tom Talk
Yo Di
They Say
Tenèb
Tenebrae
Sito Kave (Syto Cavé)
Lesepase
Permit
Koven L. Pòl (Cauvin L. Paul)
Flanm
Flame
Jòjina
Georgina
Rene Filoktét (Renè Philoctete)
M'chouke
I'm Rooted
Nounous (Lenous Surprice)
Konsta
Result of an Observation
Ti Bo Lanmou
Little Love Kiss
Si W-Vle
If You Want
Kalo Rezil (Carlo Résil)
Panno Kay Nan Bwatchenn
The Walls of Bois-de-Chene Shacks
Klotè Sen-Natis (Clotaire Saint-Natus)
Powèt La
The Poet
Patrik Silven (Patrick Sylvain)
Orizon Kòs Fizi
Horizon of Gunbutts
Refijye
Refugees
Lame Drakila
Army of Draculas
Aleksann Akao (Alexander Akao)
Zonbi Leve
Zombies Arise
Denize Lotu (Denizé Lauture)
Kout Poud Desounen
Zaps of Zombifying Powder
Kout Kreyon Granmoun
Strokes of an Adult's Pencil
Desten Nou
Our Destiny
Gari Danyèl (Gary Daniel)
Sa Fè Lapenn
It Makes Me Sad
Lanng Manman-m
My Mother Tongue
Sa N'Fè
What Have We Done
Bob Lapyè (Bob Lapierre)
Espwa Denmen
Tomorrow's Hope
Danyel Simidò (Daniel Simidor)
Prentan
Spring
Tè Glise
Slippery Ground
Boadiba
Otozòbòp
Autozobop
Nou Pase Kay Etranje
We Pass Through a Foreigner's House
Madam La Prezidant
Madam President
Ilaryo Batista Feliks (Hilario Batista Felix)
Konbit
Coumbite
Tontongi
Kouman?
How?
Ale La
Go There
Biographies
Manigat,
Max
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Northwestern University Press, 2001 Paper: 978-1-880684-75-7
Open Gate is the first bilingual volume of Haitian Creole poetry published in English. Seven years in the making, this anthology is the result of the dedication of its editors and translators, Paul Laraque, Jack Hirschman and the Haitian poet Boadiba, as well as Max Manigat, one of the first teachers of Creole on the university level who was an invaluable advisor.
The editors focus on contemporary Creole poetry that reflects the struggle for human rights in Haiti. The book is divided into three sections: Pioneers of Modern Haitian Creole poetry, beginning with the founder of modern Haitian Creole literature, Felix Morisseu-Leroy (19131998); the flowering of Haitian poetry as represented by the literary movement, "Society of Butterflies," some of whose members were jailed or exiled by the bloody Duvalier dictatorship; and the New Generation featuring primarily those poets in the Diaspora whose work has been published in the last 15 years.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Paul Laraque was a Haitian poet and activist. Born in Haiti in 1920, Laraque was known for his surrealist, political poetry and his opposition to François Duvalier's dictatorship in Haiti. In exile in the United States since the early 1960s, Laraque was a professor at Fordham University and lived in New York City. He died in 2007, and is survived by three sons.
Jack Hirschman is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays. Among his many volumes of poetry are A Correspondence of Americans, Lyripol, The Bottom Line, and Endless Threshold. Born in New York City in 1933, he has lived in San Francisco since 1973.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Larak,
Pòl
A Note on the Translations
Hirschman,
Jack
Dedication
Dedicatory Poem
Maniga,
Maks
PYONYE / THE PIONEERS
Feliks Moriso-Lewa (Felix Morisseau-Leroy)
Chouchoun
Shooshoon
Zonbi
Zombies
Aba Tout Kandida
Down With All Candidates
Gan Defwa M'Pa Mwenmenm
Sometimes I'm Not Myself
Testaman
Testament
Frank Fouche (Frank Fouché)
Sa Yo Te Kwè Yo Fè?
What Did They Think They Did?
Klod Inosan (Claude Innocent)
Lavi Vye Nèg
The Poor Man's Life
Pòl Larak (Paul Laraque)
Lakansyèl
Rainbow
Do-M Laj
My Broad Back
Legzil Se Pen Rasi
Exile Is Stale Bread
Madigra
Mardi gras
Rassoul Labuchin
Tonton Makout Vòlè Rèv
Tonton Macoutes Steal Dreams
Jòj Kastra (Georges Castera)
M'Gen Yon Kanmarad
I Have a Comrade
Pòt Simityè
Cemetery Gate
Mouvman Nil
Zilch Movement
Ni Jodi, Ni Ayè
Both Yesterday and Today
San
Blood
Woudòf Milè (Rudolph Muller)
Yon Ti Fanm Sèzan Ki Kanpe
A 16-Year-Old Girl Who's Standing
Pyè-Richa Nasis (Pierre-Richard Narcisse)
Renn Chantrèl Kote Ou?
Singing Queen, Where Are You?
Lyonèl Twouyo (Lyonel Trouillot)
Mwen Reve-W Kò Touni
I'm Dreaming of Your Body All Nude
Kannari Kraze
A Clay Pot Broken
Koralen (Jean-Claude Martineau)
Ayiti Demen
Haiti Tomorrow
Awona
Hooker
Vyewo
Viejo
SOSYETE KOUKOUY / THE SOCIETY OF FIREFLIES
Jan Mapou (Jean-Marie Wilier Denis)
Fanm Peyi Mwen
Women of My Country
Zonbi
Zombie
Deita (Mercedès F. Guignard)
Y'ap Kite Brid Sou Kou
They're Leaving With a Bridle Round the Neck
Kaptenn Koukouwouj (Michel-Ange Hyppolite)
Fanm
Woman
Lapawòl
Speech
Zile Karayib
Caribbean Islands
Pyè Banbou (Ernst Mirville)
Wongòl
Wongòl
Libète
Liberty
Manno Ejèn (Emmanuel Eugene)
Pwezi Wongòl
Wongòl Poem
Togiram (Emile Célestin-Mégie)
M'ap Ekri Youn Powèm
I'm Writing a Poem
Kiki Wennrayt (Kiki Wainwright)
Chanjman
Changes
Dezagreman
Trouble
Jan Dòseli Dede (Jean Dorcely Dede)
Zwing
Bits
Janjan R. Dezire (Jean R. Désiré)
Youn Filozofi
A Philosophy
Rèv
Dream
Jozafa Wobè Laj (Josaphat Robert Large)
Machann Fresko
Snowcone Vendor
Tèks XXX
Text XXX
LAMADÈL / THE NEW GENERATION
Jaklin Skòt (Jacqueline Scott)
Loray Kale
Hatching Thunder
Dominik Batravil (Dominique Batraville)
Papye 8
Paper 8
Papye 18
Paper 18
Papye 33
Paper 33
Papye 43
Paper 43
Frankétienne (Frank Etienne)
nan Dezafi
from Cockfight Marathon
Siz Bawon (Suze Baron)
Tanbou-a Pale
Tom-tom Talk
Yo Di
They Say
Tenèb
Tenebrae
Sito Kave (Syto Cavé)
Lesepase
Permit
Koven L. Pòl (Cauvin L. Paul)
Flanm
Flame
Jòjina
Georgina
Rene Filoktét (Renè Philoctete)
M'chouke
I'm Rooted
Nounous (Lenous Surprice)
Konsta
Result of an Observation
Ti Bo Lanmou
Little Love Kiss
Si W-Vle
If You Want
Kalo Rezil (Carlo Résil)
Panno Kay Nan Bwatchenn
The Walls of Bois-de-Chene Shacks
Klotè Sen-Natis (Clotaire Saint-Natus)
Powèt La
The Poet
Patrik Silven (Patrick Sylvain)
Orizon Kòs Fizi
Horizon of Gunbutts
Refijye
Refugees
Lame Drakila
Army of Draculas
Aleksann Akao (Alexander Akao)
Zonbi Leve
Zombies Arise
Denize Lotu (Denizé Lauture)
Kout Poud Desounen
Zaps of Zombifying Powder
Kout Kreyon Granmoun
Strokes of an Adult's Pencil
Desten Nou
Our Destiny
Gari Danyèl (Gary Daniel)
Sa Fè Lapenn
It Makes Me Sad
Lanng Manman-m
My Mother Tongue
Sa N'Fè
What Have We Done
Bob Lapyè (Bob Lapierre)
Espwa Denmen
Tomorrow's Hope
Danyel Simidò (Daniel Simidor)
Prentan
Spring
Tè Glise
Slippery Ground
Boadiba
Otozòbòp
Autozobop
Nou Pase Kay Etranje
We Pass Through a Foreigner's House
Madam La Prezidant
Madam President
Ilaryo Batista Feliks (Hilario Batista Felix)
Konbit
Coumbite
Tontongi
Kouman?
How?
Ale La
Go There
Biographies
Manigat,
Max
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