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Gendele m'rete M'gade-ou Ayida Loloj-mwen vire Tet-ou gridap se vre Men lannuit genle Domi nan cheve-ou Ayida o! Soley galonnen Nan tout plenn lakay Timounn-yo manje grangou Vant deboutonnen Poban lannuit Tonbe sou fey lavi... more

Creole Poetry from Haiti This is the longest poem that I translated as part of a poetry project in 2005, as a student at Naropa University. Despite not speaking the Creole language, I was inspired to explore the poetry of Haiti by my dear... more

Fanm pote lavi Woman carry life piwo pase fetay solèy higher than beams of sunlight Nan voye wòch monte In a stone throw's rising Bwote dlo desann And bringing water down Nan lakou plètil At the courtyard of... more