Carl Brouard
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Carl Brouard was a Haiti
an poet
. He is best known for his compilation of poems entitled Ecrit sur du Ruban Rose.
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).
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He is best known for his compilation of poems entitled Ecrit sur du Ruban Rose.
Brouard was born in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. In 1927, Brouard along with Jacques Roumain
Jacques Roumain
Jacques Roumain was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Communism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Although poorly known in the English-speaking world, Roumain has significant following in Europe, and is renowned in the Caribbean and Latin America...
, Émile Roumer
Émile Roumer
Émile Roumer was a Haitian poet. Roumer wrote mostly satirical poems and poems dealing with love and nature...
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
François Duvalier
François Duvalier was the President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" . He opposed a military coup d'état in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform...
(Papa Doc).