Three Leaves, Three Roots: Poems on the Haiti Congo Story
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Three Leaves, Three Roots: Poems on the Haiti Congo Story
A Haitian-born, Boston-based poet explores the personal and political stories of the Haitians who were part of Congos 1960s decolonization movement
Between 1960 and 1975, thousands of Haitian professionals emigrated to Congo, a fellow Black francophone nation that emerged under the revolutionary new leadership of Patrice Lumumba. As Danielle Legros Georges writes in the introduction to this collection, these e´migre´s sought to escape repression in Haiti, start new lives in Africa, and participate in a decolonizing Congo. Among them were her parents.
Grounded in these personal and social histories, Three Leaves, Three Roots is a collection of Legros Georgess creative reconstructions of the Haiti-Congo experience. She interweaves her verses with excerpts from primary sources such as the interviews she conducted with the Congo e´migre´s and letters written by people both famous and obscure, including Lumumba, Fidel Castro, and members of Legros Georgess family.
The result is a richly layered portrayal of an era of decolonization and rebuilding, a time that sparked with both promise and vulnerability for the Pan-Africanist and Black Power movements. This collection is an important work of Haitian American poetry and of Black history: it reminds us, artfully, that movements of solidarity among people of color have always existed and always will exist.
Between 1960 and 1975, thousands of Haitian professionals emigrated to Congo, a fellow Black francophone nation that emerged under the revolutionary new leadership of Patrice Lumumba. As Danielle Legros Georges writes in the introduction to this collection, these e´migre´s sought to escape repression in Haiti, start new lives in Africa, and participate in a decolonizing Congo. Among them were her parents.
Grounded in these personal and social histories, Three Leaves, Three Roots is a collection of Legros Georgess creative reconstructions of the Haiti-Congo experience. She interweaves her verses with excerpts from primary sources such as the interviews she conducted with the Congo e´migre´s and letters written by people both famous and obscure, including Lumumba, Fidel Castro, and members of Legros Georgess family.
The result is a richly layered portrayal of an era of decolonization and rebuilding, a time that sparked with both promise and vulnerability for the Pan-Africanist and Black Power movements. This collection is an important work of Haitian American poetry and of Black history: it reminds us, artfully, that movements of solidarity among people of color have always existed and always will exist.
- | Author: Danielle Legros Georges
- | Publisher: Beacon Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 14, 2025
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language:
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780807020487
- | ISBN-10: 0807020486
- Author:
- Danielle Legros Georges
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press
- Publication Date:
- Jan 14, 2025
- Binding:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807020487
- ISBN10:
- 0807020486