Pwezi: Vwa Kreyòl /Poetry: Haitian Creole Voices in Circulation

(Eugène, Emmanuel) Forced into exile by the dictatorship of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, Emmanuel Eugène (Manno Ejèn) later returned to Haiti in 1986, where he co-founded the weekly Creole newspaper Libète (Freedom) and served on the newspaper’s editorial board. He now resides in Canada. Apre yon egzil fòse poutèt diktati François “Papa Dòk” Duvalier a, Emmanuel Eugène (Manno Ejèn) te vin retounen pi ta nan peyi Dayiti an 1986, kote li te vin youn nan fondatè jounal kreyòl Libète a ki te sòti chak semèn epi li te fè pati komite redaksyon jounal la. Kounye a li rete Kanada.

(Amirthanayagam, Indran) Indran Amirthanayagam is a Sri Lankan-American poet-diplomat, essayist and translator in English, Spanish, and French. His Spanish collections include El Infierno de los Pajaros, El Hombre que Recoge Nidos, and “Sol Camuflado”.  His poems have been published in English in Grand Street, The Kenyon Review, The Massachusetts Review, Exquisite Corpse, Hanging Loose, BOMB and elsewhere in the U.S.. His book of poetry in Englesh, Uncivil War, was a passionate, committed, and deeply humane collection that bore witness with unflinching honesty to the horrific violence of the Sri Lankan civil war. Pwezi a kat men: Pòtoprens nan nwa e blanc (édition delince), published in Creole, is an exquisite corpse collection of poetic conversation between Amirthanayagam and Alex LaGuerre. These poems were composed over the course of one year and offer reflections on everyday life in Port au Prince, Haiti. Indran Amirthanayagam se yon powèt-diplomat ameriken dorijin srilankè, ki ekri esè literè epi tradui nan lang angle, panyòl, ak franse. Nan koleksyon panyòl li an nou jwenn El Infierno de los Pajaros, El Hombre que Recoge Nidos, ak “Sol Camuflado”.  Pwezi li yo pibliye nan lang angle nan Grand Street, The Kenyon Review, The Massachusetts Review, Exquisite Corpse, Hanging Loose, BOMB ak nan lòt magazin nan peyi Etazini. Liv pwezi li a, Uncivil War, te yon koleksyon plen pasyon, angajman, ak konpreyansyon pou lèzòm ki pote yon temwayaj onèt a vyolans terib gè sivil srilankè a. Pwezi a kat men: Pòtoprens nan nwa e blanc (Édition Delince), ki pibliye an kreyòl, se yon koleksyon konvèsasyon powetik mayifik ant Amirthanayagam ak Alex LaGuerre. Li te konpoze pwezi sa yo sou yon peryòd ennan epi y ofri refleksyon sou lavi toulejou nan Pòtoprens, Ayiti.

(Lamour, Yvon) Yvon Lamour is a recognized leader and advocate for the Haitian community, with decades of experiences as guidance counselor, teacher, and Teacher-In-Charge of the Bilingual English Language Acquisition Department and the International Student and Family Center at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Lamour guidings students of varied races and ethnicities as they plan for their future. In 1983, following his attendance at the Haitian Creole Institute at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Lamour founded the HCDC-Haitian Creole Development Center for the purpose of conducting language courses and seminars, developing, and disseminating Haitian Creole materials. He has organized teacher trainings in 70+ Communal Sections throughout deep Haiti and taught Haitian Creole for Haitians and non-Haitians alike. An author and recipient of various community awards, he also enjoys a high standing for his never-ending involvement in community affairs related to politics, culture, linguistics, and education. Lamour received his B.S. in English Literature with a minor in ESL-English as a Second Language from University of Massachusetts/Boston, and his M.Ed. and M.S.W. from Boston University.

(Lamour, Yvon) Yvon Lamour se yon lidè rekoni ak yon defansè kominote ayisyèn nan. Li ki gen plizyè dizèn d ane eksperyans kòm konseye oryantasyon, pwofesè, ak Pwofesè Responsab Depatman Aprantisaj Bileng Lang Angle a (Bilingual English Language Acquisition Department) ak Sant pou Elèv ak Fanmi Entènasyonal la (International Student and Family Center) nan Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, kote Lamour ap gide elèv diferan ras ak etnisite pandan y ap planifye avni yo. An 1983, apre patisipasyon li nan Enstiti Kreyòl Ayisyen an (Haitian Creole Institute) nan Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Lamour te fonde Sant Devlòpman Kreyòl Ayisyen an (HCDC-Haitian Creole Development Center) pou l fè kou ak seminè sou lang, elabore e simaye enfòmasyon an kreyòl ayisyen. Li òganize fòmasyon pou pwofesè nan plis pase 70 Seksyon Kominal nan zòn andeyò Ayiti epi li anseye kreyòl ayisyen pou Ayisyen kou etranje. Li se yon otè ki resevwa diferan pri kominotè, epitou li renome poutèt li pa janm sispann patisipe nan zafè kominotè ki gen pou wè avèk politik, kilti, lengwistik, ak edikasyon. Lamour te resevwa diplòm lisans li nan Literati Angle avèk kòm matyè segondè Angle kòm Dezyèm Lang (ESL-English as a Second Language) nan University of Massachusetts/Boston, epi yon metriz nan edikasyon ak yon metriz nan travay sosyal nan Boston University.