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Pwezi Ak Mizik Anba Ton�l
Let the cool breeze of a late summer's eve draw you to this multilingual celebration
of word and sound!
Five Myles Gallery
558 St. Johns Place Brooklyn, New York (Google Map)
Saturday, August 25th
6-10pm
$10 suggested donation
Food and Drinks on us!
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Anthony Phelps
Featured Poet & Legend
A native to Port-au-Prince, renowned poet Anthony Phelps is best known for his work Mon Pays que voici which has become a cult classic for generations of Haitians. Phelps latest book of poems, a personal anthology called Nomade je fus de tr�s vieille m�moire, was released earlier this year.
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with special guest
Syto Cav�
Poet & Playwright
Remembered for his seamless linking of political resistance and creative word, Syto Cav� is known today as an icon in Haiti's culture of poetry and stage.
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Take a look at the other
distinguished guest poets
that will be joining us for the evening!
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Josaphat-Robert Large 
Poet & Actor
Actor and poet Josaphat-Robert Large's powerful words have made him a known name in Haitian literature. In 2002, his novel Les terres entour�es de larmes was awarded the Prix litt�raire des Car�bes. Large is a member of the Soci�t� des Gens de Lettres de France, of the Association des �crivains de langue fran�aise, and of PEN USA.
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 Ibi ZoboiPoet & Author
Ibi Zoboi's short stories have been
anthologized in Dark Matter: Reading the Bones, Haiti Noir, and The Caribbean Writer among others. She's received grants in Literature & Writing from the Brooklyn Arts Council and is the recent winner of the Speculative Literature Foundation Travel Grant.
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Jean-Dany Joachim 
Poet & Director
Jean-Dany Joachim writes poetry, short stories and recently completed a play titled "Your Voice Poet". He has directed the Sunset Poetry Series at Bunker Hill Community College for over ten years and , since 2001, has been the director of City Night Readings, a series featuring diverse poetic talents, writers and artists.
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Jeffrey Dessources  Poet & Professor
Born and raised in New York City, Jeffrey "MrJeffDess" Dessources received his BA and MA in English Literature from St. John's University and is the author of three books of poetry. His latest We Can See Your Privates (grew bab books, 2011) investigates the separation between the public and private lives of the Haitian community through the poetic form of the haiku.
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Jany Tomba, model-turned-artist-turned-scholar and poet, focuses her words on themes of self-identity and home. Having researched early Haitian Krey�l linguistics at the CUNY Grad Center, her perspective emphasizes the relationship between language and "innate knowledge of our ancestry."
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Jean-Avin Fran�ios
Poet & Professor
Jean-Avin Fran�ois, PhD, Associate Professor of French and Creole in the Department of Foreign Languages, ESL, and Humanities, is a poet, novelist, and scholar. His fiction is published under the pseudonym A20.
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| Get to know our featured musical guests! |
Vo-Duo
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Introducing Vo-Duo: Markus Schwartz & Monvelyno Alexis
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Inspired by the rhythms and chants of the sacred Vodou music traditions of Haiti, guitarist/vocalist Monvelyno Alexis and percussionist Markus Schwartz incorporate elements of "Mizik Rasin", Jazz and Rock into a uniquely orignal and modern improvisational context.
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La Troupe Makandal
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Pwezi Anba Tonel: A Night of Haitian Music and Poetry, 2011
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La Troupe Makandal captures the power of Haitian drumming to represent the spirit of Haiti's history and culture in theaters and schools. The company's repertory derives from Vodou, the vibrant spirituality that African ancestors carried to Haiti.
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