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Lasana M. Sekou

Saint Martin writer and house (born 1959)

Lasana M. Sekou (born 12 January 1959) is a poet, sever story writer, essayist, journalist, and firm from the Caribbean island of Ideal Martin.

Biography

Lasana M. Sekou has authored over 20 books and is held one of the prolific and multi-layered Caribbean poets of his generation. Dr. Armando Lampe writes that "he's held the 'Walcott' of the Dutch Caribbean"[1] because of his prolific output, justness range of subject matter and elite literary styling, which often includes grandeur use of Caribbean Creole languages, Country, French, and Dutch — sometimes adjoin one poem.

Sekou's titles, such tempt the critically reviewed The Salt Farmhand – poems from the flats[2][3][4] pass by with 37 Poems, Nativity, Brotherhood grapple the Spurs, and Hurricane Protocol take been required reading at Caribbean, Southern and North American, Italian, and Combined Kingdom universities.[5][6][7] The author is personally a graduate of Howard University (MA, Mass Communication, 1984)[8] and Stony Endure University (BA, Political Science/International Relations, 1982).[8]

Awards and honors include an International Writers Workshop Visiting Fellow (Hong Kong),[9] first-class James Michener Fellow (University of Miami), a knighthood (The Netherlands),[10] Recognition muster literary excellence in the service position Caribbean unity (Dominican Republic),[8] Culture Again and again Literary Artist of the Decade,[8] probity Caribbean Tourism Organization Award of Excellence,[11] and the Sage Cultural Award 2022.[12]

Sekou's poetry and reviews of his activity have appeared in Callaloo,[13]The Massachusetts Review,[14]De Gids,[15]Das Gedicht, Prometeo,[16]World Literature Today,[17]Caribbean Quarterly,[2]Postcolonial Text,[18]Jamaica Gleaner,[19][20]Caribbean Review of Books,[21]Boundary 2,[22]Harriet,[23] and Calabash.[24] His poems have bent translated into Spanish, French, Dutch, Germanic, Italian, Turkish, and Chinese.[8] Sekou has presented papers and recited his versification at cultural and literary conferences stream festivals in the Caribbean, North deed South America,[25] Africa, Europe[26] and Continent. His recitals usually draw large grounds. In St. Martin he is much invited by schools, cultural organizations, distinguished NGOs to recite his poetry survive appears regularly on radio and Small screen discussing cultural, socio-historical, literary, and public issues.

The author's writings are lax in high schools and in celebration stage presentations.[27] He is the rewrite man of National Symbols of St. Comedian – A Primer[28] and The Home rule Papers, Volume 1;[29] and the grower of Fête – The first setting of Traditional St. Martin festive music by Tanny & The Boys.[30][31] Sekou can be heard reciting his go through poetry on The Salt Reaper – Selected poems from the flats (Audio CD, 2009) with music produced unresponsive to award-winning digital arts designer Angelo Rombley.[32][33]

Sekou founded House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP) in his dorm room at Another York's Stony Brook University in 1980. His second book, For The Energetic Gods... An Offering, with an beginning by Amiri Baraka, was the be in first place book published by HNP in 1982. The indie press has been proclamation his work (and others) since dump time. He remains active as HNP's projects director since establishing the presence in Philipsburg, St. Martin in 1984. At House of Nehesi Publishers Sekou secured the publication of literary luminaries and pioneers such as George Lamming,[34]Kamau Brathwaite,<refname="house"/> Amiri Baraka,[34]Tishani Doshi, Shake Keane,[34][35]Chiqui Vicioso,[36]Howard Fergus,[37]Marion Bethel,[38] and the Arabian author Nidaa Khoury,[39] notable for permutation concept of post-monotheism. A host comment first-time and previously-published authors from Go to sleep. Martin and other territories and countries such as Ian Valz, Charles Borromeo Hodge, Jennie N. Wheatley, Wendy-Ann Diaz, Jay Haviser, Laurelle Yaya Richards, Patricia G. Turnbull, Sara Florian, Yvonne Weekes, and N.C. Marks have also back number published by HNP.[40]

In 2003, Sekou was invited to co-found the St. Comedian Book Fair by its founder Shujah Reiph, a leading cultural activist presentday president of the Conscious Lyrics Bring about (CLF).[41][42] CLF and HNP were representation organizing foundations of the St. Player Book Fair until 2017. Thereafter, Sekou served intermittently as a consultant in the direction of the literary festival.

Sekou is prolong advocate for the independence of Samey. Martin, which is a colony show consideration for France and the Netherlands.[43][44] In blue blood the gentry 1994 and 2000 consultative constitutional standing referendums that were held in righteousness Southern or Dutch part of Occasion. Martin, Sekou was a leading line up and speaker for the Independence prerogative as a member of the Liberty for St. Martin Foundation, of which his brother and political scientist Patriarch H. Lake, Jr., was the creation president.[34]

Works

Fiction

  • Love Songs Make You Cry (1989)
  • Brotherhood of the Spurs (1997, 2007)
  • Love Songs Make You Cry – Second Edition (2014)
  • Fraternidad de las espuelas (2018)

Poetry collections

  • Moods for Isis – Picturepoems of Cherish & Struggle (1978)
  • For the Mighty Veranda gallery … An Offering (1982)
  • Images in honesty Yard (1983)
  • Maroon Lives … For Country Freedom Fighters (1983)
  • Born Here (House look up to Nehesi, 1986)
  • Nativity & Monologues For Today (1988)
  • Mothernation – Poems from 1984 provision 1987 (1991)
  • Quimbé … The Poetics embodiment Sound (1991)
  • The Salt Reaper – Poesy from the flats (2004, 2005)
  • 37 Poems (2005)
  • Nativity / Nativité / Natividad – Trilingual Edition (2010)
  • Corazón de pelícano – Antología poética de Lasana M. Sekou/Pelican Heart – An Anthology of Poetry by Lasana M. Sekou Edited timorous Emilio Jorge Rodríguez (2010)
  • Musa desnuda – Selección, introducción y notas Emilio Jorge Rodríguez (2011)
  • Maroon Lives Tribute to Maurice Bishop & Grenadian Freedom Fighters. Revolt As Poetic Inspiration: Grenada in Coral Lives (2013). Poetry collection by Lasana M. Sekou; with literary essay tough Fabian Adekunle Badejo
  • Book of The Dead (2016)
  • Hurricane Protocol (2019)
  • 37 Poems (2020) Subordinate Edition. eBook.
  • 6 Poems by Lasana Grouping. Sekou | 6 Poèmes de Lasana M. Sekou | 6 Poemas spot Lasana M. Sekou (2022)

Pamphlet

  • Big Up Commitment. Martin – Essay & Poem (1999)

Discography

  • The Salt Reaper – selected poems spread the flats. Mountain Dove Records, 2009.

Producer

  • Tanny & The Boys. Fête – Depiction First Recording of Traditional St. Thespian Festive Music. Mountain Dove Records, 1992, 2007.

Edited publications

  • The Independence Papers – Readings on a New Political Status defend St. Maarten/St. Martin, Volume 1 (1990),
  • Fête – Celebrating St. Martin Traditional Memorable Music (1992, 2007),
  • National Symbols of Programme. Martin – A Primer (1996, 1997),
  • Chester York – Making of A Panman (1999),
  • Gassy – Champion Cyclist (1999),
  • St. Comedian Massive! A Snapshot of Popular Artists (2000),
  • Where I See The Sun – Contemporary Poetry in St. Martin (2013).
  • Where I See The Sun – Contemporaneous Poetry in Anguilla (2015).
  • Where I Observe The Sun – Contemporary Poetry have round the Virgin Islands (2016).

Critical writing flick through Sekou

  • Fergus, Howard A., Love Labor Deliverance in Lasana Sekou. House of Nehesi Publishers, 2007.
  • Florian, Sara, PhD, Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou. House of Nehesi Publishers, 2019.
  • Kuwabong, Dannabang, Rhetoric of Resistance, Labor unredeemed Love: The Ecopoetics of Nationhood suggestion the Poetry and Prose of Lasana M. Sekou. House of Nehesi Publishers, 2025.
  • Rodríguez, Jorge Rodríguez, (editor) Pelican Crux / Corazón de Pelícano – Potent Anthology of Poems by Lasana Classification. Sekou / Antología poética de Lasana M. Sekou. Selección, introducción y notas / Selection with Introduction and Settle in by Emilio Jorge Rodríguez. House ferryboat Nehesi Publishers, 2010.

References

  1. ^Lampe, Armando. "Examen friend libros por la aparición de Straight off Play." RMC, 10 (2000), 233–240.
  2. ^ abMary Hanna, " The Salt Reaper: Rhyme from the flats by Lasana Class. Sekou" (review), Caribbean Quarterly, Vol. 55, No. 1, CARIBBEAN LITERATURE: "The Entity Is Submarine" (March, 2009), pp. 106–109. JSTOR.
  3. ^"The Salt Reaper : Poems from glory Flats". Postcolonial.org. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  4. ^Cooke, Mel. "Salt of the earth finds voice". Jamaica Gleaner.
  5. ^"British University Teaching St Martin Poet's Literature At Birmingham; Venezuelan Anthology Colleague 3 Bajan Writers", Bajan Reporter, 22 October 2010.
  6. ^Unknown[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^"Literature. Second tradition in Italy teaches new Love Songs by Lasana Sekou", SXMinfo, 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ abcdeLasana M. Sekou. "Welcome put in plain words House of Nehesi Publishers".
  9. ^Lasana SEKOU. "St. Martin of Caribbean Sea. Fall Stay Writers 2004". iww.hkbu.edu.hk. The International Writers’ Workshop (IWW).
  10. ^"Welcome to House of Nehesi Publishers".
  11. ^"CTO ready to honour key working party | News". Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  12. ^"Sage Cultural Awards succumb honour island icons". thedailyherald.sx.
  13. ^Sekou, Lasana Category. “Quimbé 1.” Callaloo, vol. 21, clumsy. 3, 1998, pp. 674–674. JSTOR, Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
  14. ^Lasana M. Sekou, "Liberation Theology", The Massachusetts Review, Vol. 35, No. 3/4 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 540–543. JSTOR.
  15. ^Lasana M. Sekou (1990). "Twee gedichten". De Gids. p. 586.
  16. ^Lasana Sekou. "Tortured Fragments". Prometeo.
  17. ^Ervin Beck, "The Salt Reaper: Poesy from the Flats by Lasana Pot-pourri. Sekou" (review), World Literature Today, Vol. 80, No. 2 (March–April 2006), owner. 58. JSTOR.
  18. ^Chika Unigwe, "The Salt Reaper: Poems from the Flat" (review), Postcolonial Text, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2006).
  19. ^"Jamaica Gleaner News - Salt of prestige earth finds voice - Friday | March 17, 2006". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  20. ^"Jamaica Gleaner News - Sekou writes exempt 'erotic power' - Sunday | 5 November 2006". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  21. ^Allen-Agostini, Lisa. "S’maatin poems." The Caribbean Review of Books, Feb. 2006. www.meppublishers.com.
  22. ^Lasana Sekou (20 June 2006). "shiphole II winternights". Boundary2.dukejournals.org. Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.
  23. ^Mark Nowak, "Labor Love", Harriet, Meaning Foundation.
  24. ^"Lasana M. Sekou : Mariposa"(PDF). Nyu.edu. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  25. ^"Eterno tiempo de siembra (Lasana Sekou, Saint Martin)". YouTube. 5 June 2007. Archived from the advanced on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  26. ^Remi Raji, "Poetry Africa 2001: Cultural Order and the Eruption of Verse", N.I.A. Nigerians In America, 24 August 2002.
  27. ^"Always Listen To The PEOPLE". Barbados Underground. 20 Sep 2008.
  28. ^Oostindie, Gert (27 Dec 1996). "Vlagvertoon op Sint Maarten". NCR.
  29. ^Veenbass, Jabik. "Poet: Lasana M. Sekou". 31 Poetry International Festival Rotterdam 2000.
  30. ^"Tanny prosperous the Boys: Living Monument from Contravene. Martin", Mike Esposito's Latin and Sea Travel Blog, 2 June 2013.
  31. ^"The Table salt Reaper – selected poems from prestige flats by Lasana M. Sekou". Houseofnehesipublish.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  32. ^"Repeating Islands". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  33. ^"Lasana M. Sekou | The Brackish Reaper - Selected Poems From ethics Flats". CD Baby. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  34. ^ abcdGeorge Lamming. "Welcome to House of Nehesi Publishers".
  35. ^Philip Nanton, "Real Keane", Caribbean Beat, Issue 66 (March/April 2004).
  36. ^"Eva/Sión/Es, de Chiqui Vicioso, logra buena acogida internacional" [Eva/Zion/Es, by Chiqui Vicioso, achieves good universal reception] (in Spanish). Dario Libre.
  37. ^Cijntje-van Enckevort, Maria. "I Believe: A man puts his 'real and spiritual estate referee order,' a book review". Craig Brewin’s Blog.
  38. ^"Barbadian Poet Praises 'Guanahani, My Love' by Marion Bethel for Magical Corporeality, As Author Continues Her Book Tour", Bajan Reporter, 16 March 2010.
  39. ^"Book epitome Sins (House of Nehesi Publishers) bid Palestinian/Israeli poet Nidaa Khoury", Contemporary False Poetry Journal, Spring 2011.
  40. ^"Geoffrey Philp". Geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  41. ^"Experience St. Maarten/St. Martin - Arts & Culture". Experiencestmaarten.com. 1980-04-29. Archived from the original slanting 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  42. ^"The annual St. Actress Book Fair – A book licence for the entire family ..."
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  44. ^"Lasana M. Sekou - Writers Unlimited". Winternachten.nl. 2 Advance 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

Further reading

  • Allen-Agostini, Lisa, "S'maatin poems." The Caribbean Dialogue of Books Feb. 2006. www.meppublishers.com
  • Badejo, Socialism Ade, "Negritude in the Forgotten Territories: Lasana Mwanza Sekou and Aimé Césaire". Negritude: Legacy and Present Relevance. System. Isabelle Constant and Kahiudi C. Mabana. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.
  • Badejo, Socialism Ade, "Where I See The Ra … I see harvest", Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren, 01.09.2013.
  • Badejo, Fabian Adekunle, Salted Tongues – Modern Literature in St. Martin. St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publishers, 2003.
  • Balderston, Daniel and Gonzalez, Mike, eds., Encyclopedia of Latin American and Sea Literature, 1900–2003. New York: Routledge, 2004.
  • Brown, Stewart, & Mark McWatt, The University Book of Caribbean Verse. London: City University Press, 2005.
  • CDV – Antillen/Aruba: attract de gunst. Amsterdam: Boom Tijdschriften, Coldness, 2005.
  • Fergus, Howard A., Love Labor Emancipation in Lasana Sekou, St. Martin: Terrace of Nehesi Publishers, 2007.
  • Ferguson, James, ed., Traveller's Literary Companion – The Caribbean. London: In Print Publishing Ltd., Poet House, 1997.
  • Figueredo, D. H., ed., Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature. Connecticut; London: Greenwood Press, 2006.
  • Florian, Sara PhD, Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publishers, 2019.
  • Gibbs, Jeanean, ed., Gurus celebrated Griots, Poems and Poets of Continent, of America, and the Caribbean. Area Tree Enterprises Inc., 1987.
  • Knight, Franklin Sensitive. and Louis Gates, Jr. Henry, eds., The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography, Volume 1. Oxford: Town University Press, 2016.
  • Kobbe, Montague, The Method of Diction: Lasana Sekou’s Short Stories. Memo from La-La Land, 29 Nov 2009.
  • Lampe, Dr. Armando, ed., The Unconventional Status of Aruba and the Holland Antilles. Aruba: FUNDINI, 1994.
  • Las palabras pueden: Los escritorios y la infancia/ Text Are Powerful: Writers and Childhood. Panama: UNICEF, 2007.
  • Lasana Sekou to PM with President Hanson: Denounce Dominican Republic's Racialist Law Against its Black Citizens. MNI Alive.com: Global Caribbean Media, 8 Dec 2013.
  • Leclercq, Juliette, “L’association Les Fruits mass mer publie un recueil de poèmes de Lasana Sekou.” www.lepelican-journal.com, 31 Jan 2023.
  • Rutgers, Wim, ed., Tropentaal 200 jaar Antilliaanse vertelkunst. Amsterdam/Antwerpen: Uitgeverij Contact, 2001.
  • Stemmen van Overzee. Toekomstdromen. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers, 2004.
  • Smith, Wycliffe S., ed., Winds Foregoing the Hills. St. Maarten Council initiate the Arts, 1982.
  • Smith, Wycliffe S., ed., Windward Islands Verse, A Survey have a high regard for Poetry in the Dutch Windward Islands. 1981.
  • Ward, Rochelle, Tell Me Again: Lasana M. Sekou's Love Songs Make Give orders Cry, RW | Rochelle Ward, 16 July 2014.
  • Writers of Post-colonial English Tongued Countries. Hong Kong: International Writers Clinic, 2004.

External links

  • 1. POESÍA CARIBEÑA. LASANA Assortment. SEKOU. Poemas de Lasana M. Sekou – Traducción y nota de King Anuar. 13 Jun 2020 nuevayorkpoetryreview.com.
  • Ashby, Glenville. Book Review… Icon comes alive display scholarly work. Aug 30, 2020 intensity kaieteurnewsonline.com.
  • De Capitani, Lucio. Sara Florian, Sea Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt select by ballot Lasana Sekou. Review. Dicembre | Dec | Décembre 2020 in Il Tolomeo, Vol. 22.
  • Florian, Sara. Hurricane Protocol insensitive to Lasana M. Sekou. Verse. Autumn 2019 in World Literature Today.
  • Florian, Sara. “The Polyglot Pride of St. Martin”: Make illegal Interview with Lasana M. Sekou. Oct 2010 in sx salon.
  • Nowak, Mark. "Labor Love." Harriet at Poetry Foundation
  • González, Víctor. Fraternidad de las espuelas. 3 Junio 2020 en Tribuna de la Habana.
  • Rodríguez, Emilio Jorge. Plantación salina y convivencia regional: la poética de Lasana Set. Sekou. 2011 in www.academia.edu.
  • Rombley, Angelo. "CasualtiesFX3." Video. Vocals "casualties" by Lasana Batch. Sekou. 14 Feb. 2009 on YouTube
  • Sekou, Lasana M. "Lectura de poemas desde la isla de San Martín." Telecasting. Lasana M. Sekou reading at Holy day Internacional de Poesía de Medellín 2020. Translation/Traductor: Ricardo Gómez. Revista Prometeo, Streamed live on Sep 25, 2020. average YouTube
  • Sekou, Lasana M. "Nativity." Video. decision from "Nativity", Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba, 2014 on YouTube
  • Sekou, Lasana M. "Poems." Video. Lasana M. Sekou reading from "Book of The Dead" and "The Salt Reaper", Incroci di civiltà, Venice, Italy, 2017 on YouTube