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Haiku in Papiamentu
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Curaçao writer, sculptor and artist Elis Juliana's poetry blends the intrinsic rhythmic and tonal aspects of the Papiamentu language as he depicts the Afro-Caribbean lifestyles of his people with the traditional form of Japanese haiku. Juliana reveals the vitality of his native language Papiamentu, spoken in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, with short and swift flashes of intense impressions and potent ideas in his writing. With humor he typifies the character and individuality of the Antillean. Juliana's collection of haiku, translated into English by Hélène Garrett, shows his mastery of the language by reflecting the linguistic, stylistic, rhythmic and ideological inflections in his work. The volume will be of interest to scholars of Creole languages, readers interested in the Caribbean literary/socio-cultural scene, and students of translation and poetry. This publication was made possible by a grant from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba.
Born in 1927 in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Elis Juliana published over a dozen collections of poetry and short stories, and contributed extensively to children's writing in Papiamentu. He was also a distinguished internationally-known visual artist. He died in 2013.
- ISBN-13
- 9780888644107
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Imprint
- University of Alberta Press
- Publication date
- 10 October 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 80
- Dimensions
- 165 x 165 mm
- Language
- English
