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My poetry is a reflection of the journey of my soul in particular
time and space that brings magic to my life. It is often
thought-provoking as it interrogates, shares, brings into
perspective, writes back, questions, talkback, defends, speaks out,
brings close, teaches, shows gratitude, understands, nurtures,
remembers, dreams, honors, gives hope, cherishes and above all Heal
and LOVE. It is a medium through which the creative energies of
ancestral legacies flow in their relentlessness to provide immense
satisfaction while transforming what I feel to a clearly defined
outcome. The poems coalesce with the sacred arts of the Veve that
offer the testimony of spiritual powers. The Veve art design on the
cover of the book is my own artistic expression that merges art and
poetry. It is "Erzili," the Lwa of love; she stands as the reminder
that the heart's ancestral memory guides us and transforms the
obstacles to personal peace. It is a statement of my freedom, an
act of faith rooted in tradition. It is a celebration of our common
ground to create harmony. In this poetry book, Finding Ezili, the
Lwa of love, I have added the love poems of my father William
Francois Mitchell to my mother Anne-Marie Solages, nascent to their
love for each other. I am honoring the lessons and love they share
with me. The poems in this book are in English, French, Haitian
Kreyol, and Spanish. These poems are expressed in languages that I
have learned."
Margaret Mitchell Armand presents a cutting edge interdisciplinary
terrain inside an indigenous exploration of her homeland. Her
contribution to the historiography of Haitian Vodou demonstrates
the struggle for its recognition in Haiti's post-independence phase
as well as its continued misunderstanding. Through a
methodological, original study of the colonial culture of slavery
and its dehumanization, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou
Traditions examines the sociocultural and economic oppression
stemming from the local and international derived politics and
religious economic oppression. While concentrating the narratives
on stories of indigenous elites educated in the western traditions,
Armand moves pass the variables of race to locate the historical
conjuncture at the root of the persistent Haitian national
division. Supported by scholarships of indigenous studies and
current analysis, she elucidates how a false consciousness can be
overcome to reclaim cultural identity and pride, and include a
sociocultural, national educational program, and political platform
that embraces traditional needs in a global context of mutual
respect. While shredding the western adages, and within an
indigenous model of understanding, this book purposefully brings
forth the struggle of the African people in Haiti.
Margaret Mitchell Armand presents a cutting edge interdisciplinary
terrain inside an indigenous exploration of her homeland. Her
contribution to the historiography of Haitian Vodou demonstrates
the struggle for its recognition in Haiti's post-independence phase
as well as its continued misunderstanding. Through a
methodological, original study of the colonial culture of slavery
and its dehumanization, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou
Traditions examines the socio-cultural and economic oppression
stemming from the local and international derived politics and
religious economic oppression. While concentrating the narratives
on stories of indigenous elites educated in the western traditions,
Armand moves pass the variables of race to locate the historical
conjuncture at the root of the persistent Haitian national
division. Supported by scholarships of indigenous studies and
current analysis, she elucidates how a false consciousness can be
overcome to reclaim cultural identity and pride, and include a
socio-cultural, national educational program and political platform
that embraces traditional needs in a global context of mutual
respect.While shredding the western adages, and within an
indigenous model of understanding, this book purposefully brings
forth the struggle of the African people in Haiti.
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