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iciHaiti - Literature : Poet Jean D'Amérique recipient of the 2022 Heather-Dohollau Prize
16/04/2022 10:09:31

iciHaiti - Literature : Poet Jean D'Amérique recipient of the 2022 Heather-Dohollau Prize
The Haitian poet and playwright Jean D'Amérique received the 2022 Heather-Dohollau Prize for his collection of poems "Atelier du silence", published by Cheyne in the Grise Collection, directed by Benoît Reiss.

His new book extends the line traced since "Nul chemin dans la peau que saignante étreinte". The young Haitian author, deploying his creative resources, raising his protesting voice against the game of dupes of routine institutions, partial blocs, border walls, with rage and generosity. His poetry is then critical of an old selfish continent and praises the interbreeding between human beings, beyond identity tensions and blinders. A veritable song rises from his words to the jostling of established orders, welcoming popular uprisings and rejecting obscurantist tyrannies.

"Atelier du silence", confirms the power and creativity of the writing of the young Haitian author. In his poems, a man raises his voice against institutions, against blocks and borders. His words shake up the order, invoke the peoples and the martyrs of tyrannies. With rigor and without idealism, Jean D'Amérique once again affirms the power of poetry, which takes its strength, he tells us, in silence : if I had the floor / I would ask for a minute of silence / for my freedom of expression stifled.

Learn more about Jean d’Amérique :
Born in Haiti in 1994, Jean D'Amérique is a poet and playwright. Facilitator of writing workshops and contributor to several literary journals, he regularly offers poetic interventions to give voice to his texts. In 2017, he published "Nul chemin dans la peau que saignante étreinte", in the collection of the Prix de la Vocation (Cheyne publisher), reprinted in 2019.

Learn more about the Heather Dohollau Prize :
Heather Dohollau (1925-2013), French-speaking Welsh poet, lived in Bréhat, then in Saint-Brieuc until her death. She is the author of a leading poetic work published by Folle Avoine editions. The Heather-Dohollau Prize rewards a book of poetry in French.

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