Frankétienne Biography | Poet

Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936 in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti ) is an author, poet, playwright, musician and painter. He has written in both French and Haitian Creole. As a painter, he is known for his colorful abstract works, often emphasizing the colors blue and red. He was a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.