Konbit /

'Konbit' is a Haitian Creole word, a way of living, for which there is no direct translation in the English language. It captures the communal life in Haiti and is used for every event where neighbors are called upon to help each other. These poems revolve around the Bois-Caïman ceremony (...

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Main Author: Ton-Aime, Sony (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press, [2026].
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