Gumbo People: Louisiana Creole, English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole

by Sybil Kein, Diane M. Deruise (illustrator)

Book by Gehman, Mary

Genres: History, Poetry

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Sybil Kein (a.k.a. Dr. Consuela Provost) is a Louisiana Creole poet, playwright, scholar, and musician.

Dr. Provost largely created the field of Creole Studies through her early publications and presentations. A protégé of Robert Hayden, her poetry is housed in the National Archives, Library of Congress. In 1981 Dr. Provost published Gombo People, a volume of poetry representing the first contribution to American letters of original literature in the Louisiana Creole language.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Tye · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book full of poetry written and documented by my people. I will share these lovely Creole poems with my children and create a legacy of tradition in my family in our language.