Roussan Camille
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Roussan Camille was a Haiti
an poet, journalist, and diplomat. Born in Jacmel
, he was appointed to several diplomatic functions. His most well-known poem is Assaut à la Nuit (1940).
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, journalist, and diplomat. Born in Jacmel
Jacmel
Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
, he was appointed to several diplomatic functions. His most well-known poem is Assaut à la Nuit (1940).
Awards
- 1961 Price Dumarsais Estimé, for all his poetry.
- 2004 Henri Deschamps Literary Award (posthumous), for all his poetry.