Lenelle Moïse: Postscript, Swimming in the Waters of Endezo.
My essay, “Lenelle Moïse: Postscript, Swimming in the Waters of Endezo,” examines the work of Haitian American poet and performance artist, Lenelle Moïse, who artfully blends Haitian Kreyòl and English in her poems and solo performances. She challenges conventional understandings of gender and sexua...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary French & Francophone Studies Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 335 - 346 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2015
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