Background
Mr. Lauture was born in Haiti on May 11, 1946. The firstborn of thirteen children, he was a son of Lhomond and Ergenie (a farmer; maiden name, Prevot) Lauture.
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Six island children are running at daybreak -- over the hills, through the fields, across the city square -- to school! Never before has the love of learning (and learning together) been such a joyous time. Denise Lauture's buoyant, poetic text captures the happiness and youth of energetic children on the way to school; Reynold Ruffins perfectly illustrates the rich beauty of Haiti with the bright-colored vibrance of Haitian folk art. A great read-aloud book for the classroom.
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Poetry. African-American Studies. The latest offering from the Subpress collective, THE BLACK WARRIOR & OTHER POEMS showcases Lauture's powerfully unadorned verse. Strands of French and Creole dot the surface of this mostly English-language work, evoking both Lauture's Haitian origins and present-day realities as a politically engaged college professor in the Bronx. "Denize Lauture's poetry uses simple words that create striking and unexpected images carrying the light and the freshness of the air of the high altitudes where he was born and cannot forget, with the intent of helping to change an unjust society. Thus, his poetry is functional in order to awaken those stuck in lethargic indifference"-Franck Laraque.
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Poetry. African & African American Studies. Creole. Haitian Studies. Poems selected and introduced by Antonino D'Ambrosio. Invoking the dreams of his Haitian ancestors, who now haunt his memories, Denizé Lauture's poetry is imbued with a sense of never forgetting, reminding us all that the story of enduring must continue to be written, spoken, and dreamt. Writing and performing in Creole, French, and English, it's impossible to turn away from Lauture's moving and delightful poetry, which reverberates with all that he has experienced. At once a meaningful protest through the medium of words and sounds as well as a celebration of bearing witness, Lauture's poetry retains an indefatigable spirit. There is something in Lauture's work that emanates a quiet insurgency. It may come from his country's history. Haiti defeated not one but three European powers—Britain, France, and Spain—on its way to securing independence after a successful slaves revolt. Lauture's life's work ensures that history doesn't evaporate into the mist sprayed by those who want to tell a different story, one made unreal by spectacle and corrupted by the complicity of silence. We should read, see, and listen to Lauture who knows it's the poet that shows us that it's not about if we can but that we must —and will—prevail.
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Mr. Lauture was born in Haiti on May 11, 1946. The firstborn of thirteen children, he was a son of Lhomond and Ergenie (a farmer; maiden name, Prevot) Lauture.
Denize Lauture emigrated from Haiti to the United States in 1968. He was twenty-two years old and did not have a high school diploma. He worked as a welder in Harlem and attended evening classes at the City College of New York, and in 1977 Mr. Lauture earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. He received his Master of Science in bilingual education four years later (1981).
Starting from 1980 Mr. Lauture worked ar St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, as an assistant professor of French and Haitian culture. Later he was a performance poet, consultant on Haitian culture and language and children’s book writer. He also has been a contributor to numerous periodicals, including African Commentary, Black American Literature Forum, Callaloo, Litoral, and Presence Africaine.
He has given readings at such places as the United Nations, the American Museum of Natural History, the Poetry Society of America, the New York Public Library, Gracie Mansion, as well as many colleges, universities, and reading centers.
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Quotations: "The main source of my children’s books is my childhood in rural Haiti. I decided to write children’s books because I understood that, to save the world in its course toward destruction, concerned writers must reach the children’s minds and hearts."