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Organized in honor of Women’s History Month, this event was held in the East Dining Room in the Music Building at Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) on Monday afternoon, March 28, 2011.
Poetry Slam Celebrating Haitian Women
MCs
Francesca André, Jean-Dany Joachim
Poets
(in order of appearance)
Melissa Beauvery
Jeanie Bogart
Jennifer Célestin
Chukwuma Ndukwe
Kerline Devise
Anderson Dovilas
Vladimir Cybil Charlier
Denizé Lauture
77 minute program, with eight separate video clips of
featured poets
Programme de 77 minutes ; huit clips en sont tirés
avec les poètes individuels
start – Welcoming remarks: Thomas C. Spear
01:35 – Introductions by emcees: Francesca André and Jean-Dany Joachim
09:01 – Melissa Beauvery: « Fanm Kanson » and « My Grandmother’s Tongue »
19:06 – Jeanie Bogart: « Woman » and « Le cri »
28:29 – Jennifer Celestin: « Chasing Summer » and selections from « The Taking Series »
35:34 – Chukwuma Ndukwe: « Miss Pretty Eyes », « Ode to La Bella » and « April Showers »
41:10 – Kerline Devise: « Ma nudité »
42:26 – Anderson Dovilas: « Assonance » and « Pwezi pèfòmans »
48:48 – Vladimir Cybil Charlier: selections from Tourist Art (text by Gabrielle Civil)
52:31 – Denizé Lauture: selections from The Cactus Legend
01:03:09 – Intermission: Anderson Dovilas and Annette Lipson, drums
01:03:53 – Jeanie Bogart: « A la foli »
01:05:29 – Jennifer Celestin: « Nocturnity »
01:07:16 – Melissa Beauvery: « My Vendor » (« Gason »)
01:12:09 – Closing remarks, thanks, and presentation of Haiti Cultural Exchange
Thanks to the MCs, Francesca André and Jean Dany Joachim, to all the artists as well as to The Division of Arts & Humanities, The Women’s Studies Program, and The Kreyòl Students Association of Lehman College, CUNY and to Haiti Cultural Exchange. Cameras: Yves Dossous and Lou Gonzalez.