Literature

Jacques Roumain (June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is...

Ida Faubert (Christian first name Gertrude Florentine Félicitée Ida) (14 February 1882, in Port-au-Prince – 1969, in Joinville-le-Pont) was a...

Frankétienne (1936-), Haitian writer, painter, actor, singer, mathematician, activist, and intellectual, was born Franck Étienne on 12 April, 1936 in...

Etzer Vilaire (7 April 1872 – 1951) was a Haitian poet and attorney. Born in Jérémie, Vilaire was educated in...

Emeric Bergeaud (1818–1858) was a Haitian novelist. His best-known work, Stella, was the first Haitian novel. Born in Cayes, he...

Dany Laferrière (born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. He...

Dantes Bellegarde (18 May 1877 – 16 June 1966) was a Haitian historian and diplomat. He is best known for...

Coriolan Ardouin (11 December 1812 – 12 July 1836) was a Haitian romantic poet. Ardouin left only one work before...

Antoine Dupré (1782–1816) was born in Cap Haitian. He was an early Haitian poet and playwright, was one of the first...

Literature in Haiti: When Haiti became independent on January 1 , 1804, after years of liberation war ( 1791-1803 ) ,...