Writer

Gérard Pierre-Charles was born on December 18, 1935 in the historic city of, Jacmel and passed away on October 11, 2004, in Cuba
Pierre-Charles was an economist, author. He was a Haitian politician and former leader of the Unified Party of Haitian Communists. He later became a supporter of the politic of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. His activism dated back a long time. Gérard Pierre-Charles was one of the founders of an underground Marxist party which took birth in 1959. During the dictatorship of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, he was forced to go into exile in Mexico where he spent 26 years. He studied Economics and became a teacher and finally returned to Haiti in 1986.

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This is Lyonel Trouillot who was born in Port-au-Prince , Haiti , on 31 December 1956.

He is a novelist and poet expressions Creole and French.

Lyonel Trouillot studied law due to family pressure but soon realized that his passion was in writing literature. He is a regular writer in several newspapers in the country. Poet, he also published many poems. some of his works are put into music such as song lyrics for artists like Manno Charlemagne and Tambou Libète. Plolitically, he was also involved in several fights to restore democracy in Haiti. He was made Chevalier of Arts and Letters in June 2010 .

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This is the Haitian poet, René Depestre. He was born on August 29, 1926 in the city of Jacmel, Haiti.

René Depestre is a Haitian poet and former communist activist.

He published his first set of work at the age of 19, with his first collection of poetry, appeared in 1945, with Étincelles. Rene Depestre had the chance to meet many Haitian intellectual contemporaries, such as Jean Price-Mars, Léon Laleau, and René Bélance,
Politically, Depestre was involved in the revolutionary student movements of January 1946, which led to the removal of President Élie Lescot from office. Following the movement, he was arrested and spent some time in jai. Upon his release from jail, Rene Depestre was exiled and . He studied political science at the Sorbonne from 1946 - 1950.

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This is a picture of Jean-Claude Martineau, also known as Koralen.

This is a picture of Jean-Claude Martineau, also known as Koralen. He became popular after the artist Carol Demesmin made public the song Carol mawoule. This well written text was a classic from Jean-Claude Martineau. He is a Poet, musician, writer. Jean-Claude Martineau is a militant. He is the one responsible for the song "When we liberate Haiti". So for, Djouman artwork is one of his finest work

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This is the picture of Haitian writer, Félix Morisseau-Leroy.

Félix Morisseau-Leroy was known for writing many of his work in the Haitian Creole language and he was the first in this area. He was born on March 13, 1912 and died September 5, 1998
Félix Morisseau-Leroy pushed for the recognition of Haitian Creole is widely appreciated. He was given credit for making Creole as an official language of Haiti.
He made some international contributions as well. Félix Morisseau-Leroy helped to develop national literature in Ghana and Senegal. He also contributed to the Haitian community in the Diaspora. In Miami specifically, he was very influential in making Creole accepted in a variety of public institutions and also encouraged its study in academia.

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This is a picture of a famous Haitian writer, Jacques Roumain.

Jacques Roumain was born on June 4, 1907 and died at an early age on August 18, 1944

He was a writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He was a renowned writer in the Caribbean and Latin America. He was also appreciated in America as the great African-American poet, Langston Hughes, translated several work from Jacques Roumain. His most popular work was Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew) in which he touched many aspects of Haitian life and culture.

Jacques Roumain is one of the Haitian writers who is still known today. He died suddenly at an age of 37 and the cause of his death remains undetermined

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This is the Haitian writer Jacques Stephen Alexis. He was born in Gonaives in 1922. His father was, Stephen Alexis, who was also a writer.

Jacques Stephen Alexis was mainly influenced by other Haitian writers such as Jacques Roumain. Some of his works
include: 'Compère Général Soleil', written in 1955, 'Les Arbres musiciens' and 'L'Espace d'un cillement'.

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This is a picture of Mr. Georges Anglade. He was a Haitian geographer, writer and politician.

Georges Anglade was born on July 18, 1944 and died on January 12, 2010. Born in Haiti and acquired Canadian nationality later. He was put in jail by the Duvalier regime and a strong opponent of the dictatorship of the Duvaliers in Haiti. he studied in Port-au-Prince, at École normale supérieure and the law faculty. While living in Canada, Georges Anglade worked for the Department of Geography at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

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This is the picture of the Haitian artist Frankétienne.

Frankétienne was born under the name of Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936. He is from a small town called Ravine-Sèche in Haiti. Franketienne is a well accomplished artist; he is an author, poet, playwright, musician and painter.

As a Creole language writer, he has written in both French and Haitian creole.

Franketienne was a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 2009.

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This is the picture of the Haitian poet Oswald Durand. Not only that Oswald Durand was a Haitian poet, he was also a politician. Many people see him as the Shakespeare of Haiti.

Born on September 17, 1840, in the city of Cap-Haïtien, Oswald Durand was a teacher and later was elected to Congress in 1885. He held that position for six times

Oswald Durand passed away on April 22, 1906.

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