Carl Brouard

Carl Brouard (5 December 1902 – November 1965) was a Haitian poet.[1] He is best known for his compilation of poems entitled Ecrit sur du Ruban Rose.[2]

Brouard was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In 1927, Brouard along with Jacques Roumain, Émile Roumer and others formed La Revue Indigene: Les Arts et La Vie (The Indigenous Review: Arts and Life). Following 1930, Brouard became the "official poet" of François Duvalier (Papa Doc).[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ roots Archived November 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Biography (in French)
  3. ↑ Migrant Revolutions by Valerie Kaussen

References

  • Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.


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