Carl Brouard

haiti, poet, la revue indigene, bohemian, indigenism

Born Dec 05, 1902

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Passed Away Nov 20, 1965 Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Lifespan 62 years old

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"Drum, my friend, drum in the dark night; our ancestors listen through the pulse of your skin."

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Bohemian poet, journalist, and co-founder of the seminal Indigenist review 'La Revue Indigène'.

Biographical Record

Carl Brouard was one of Haiti's most radical bohemian poets and intellectuals, celebrated for his raw, unvarnished verse honoring the urban working poor and Vodou rituals.

In 1927, Brouard co-founded 'La Revue Indigène' alongside Jacques Roumain and Émile Roumer, sparking the cultural renaissance that rejected Western assimilation and embraced Haitian popular traditions.

Abandoning bourgeois comforts to live among the impoverished dockworkers and drum ceremonies of Port-au-Prince's slums, his collection 'Ecrit sur du ruban rose' remains a cornerstone of Haitian modernism.

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Final Resting Place

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Port-au-Prince Cemetery (unmarked grave)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

                         GPS: 18.5392, -72.3364                    

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