Félix Morisseau-Leroy

Georges narrates the challenges in translating Félix Morisseau-Leroy's poem, Mwen Menm Ou Menm. Morisseau-Leroy is a poet beloved by many Haitian poetry readers. His use of Haitian Creole, an amalgam of West African languages and French, was initially met with resistance in the country's i...

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Published in:	The Massachusetts review Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 354 - 359
Main Author:	GEORGES, DANIELLE LEGROS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst The Massachusetts Review, Inc 01-07-2017 Massachusetts Review, Inc
Subjects:	African languages Caribbean literature Creole languages Haitian Creole Literary translation Morisseau-Leroy, Felix (1912-1998) Poetry Translations Haiti
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