Maroon

by Danielle Legros Georges

Maroon is the debut collection of Haitian-American poet Danielle Legros Georges, who writes of the pain of exile, the beauty of nature, and the delights of love in highly rhythmic, highly original language. The range of her voice is remarkable— from the comic to the tragic to the lyric. Her poetry is electric with an overpowering zest for life and vitality of language, as she examines the traumatic experiences that brought her parents to America and searches for a more complete understanding of self. 

Genres: Poetry

64 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2001

About the author

Danielle Legros Georges was a Haitian-born American poet, essayist and academic. She was a professor of creative writing in the Lesley University MFA Program in Creative Writing. Her areas of focus include contemporary American poetry, African-American poetry, Caribbean literature and studies, literary translation, and the arts in education. She was the creative editor of sx salon, a digital forum for innovative critical and creative explorations of Caribbean literature.