The history of language and literature in the Republic of Haiti
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- Haitian Proverbs, Riddles, Jokes and
Folktales
- Compiled by Bob Corbett [n.d.] Analysis and examples of
the genres.
- Review of The Black Tsar, a
1927 short story by Paul Morand
- Review by Bob Corbett, 2 June 1995. In Morand's
Black Magic. Apparently author is a French
visitor to Haiti fascinated with negritude.
- A dialog on acrostiche
- On Bob Corbett's Haiti list, January
1996. Background information and examples of acostiche and
its function in wooing.
- Jacques Roumain
- Dialog on Bob Corbett's Haiti list, February
1996. An estimation of one of the most important figures
in Haitian literature: Noirist, communist, political
activist, diplomat, political exile, co-founder of
La Revue Indigene: Les Arts et la Vie, in
1927 and founder of the Bureau d'Ethnologie in
1941. Review of a book of selections of Romain's
prose and poetry.
- Espresyon idyomatik ak fraz vebal (Idioms
with verbal phrases)
- From Emmanuel Vedrine, 4 November 1998. A long list of
idioms in creole and their English translation.
- On Creole and its role in Haitian
society
- By Max Blanchet, on Bob Corbett's Haiti list, 20
January 1999. Author reviews some facts about Creole then
outlines a few recommendations that complement comments
and suggestions offered on the Corbett list and on
Windows-on-Haiti.
- Carrié Paultre (1924-1999)
- A Biography by Bryant C. Freeman (published in one of
Paultre's books), posted on Bob Corbett's
Haiti list, February 1999. Paultre Creolist, editor and
chief writer.
- Introducing Open Gate,; An
anthology of Haitian creole poetry
- By Paul Laraque,
This Week in Haiti,
Haiti
Progres, 2–8 January 2002. The poet and
political struggle.
- Poetry in Haitian Creole (Bibliography
research)
- By Emmanuel W. Vedrine <evedrine@hotmail.com>,
29 January 2003. List of publications on creole
literature.
- Haiti's First Language Still Running
Second
- By Jane Regan, IPS, 26 November 2003. 16 years after
making Creole one of two official languages in Haiti (the
other is French), and 200 years after the language helped
unite slaves for struggle against their French masters,
Creole is still fighting for its place.