Famous Haitians Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Haitians poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous haitians poems. These examples illustrate what a famous haitians poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Abani, Chris
...II
The captain’s new cargo of Igbos disturbs him.
They stand, computing the swim back to land.
Haitians still say: Igbo pend’c or’ a ya!
But we do not hang ourselves in cowardice.
III
Sold six times on the journey to the coast,
once for a gun, then cloth, then iron
manilas, her pride was masticated like husks
of chewing sticks, spat from morning-rank mouths.
Breaking loose, edge of handcuffs hel...Read more of this...
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