Haitian writer Yanick Lahens is participating in the fourth edition of the Marrakech African Book Festival (FLAM), which takes place from April 23 to 26, 2026, in Morocco, North Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Novelist Yanick Lahens had the distinct honor of opening the fourth edition of the Marrakech African Book Festival (FLAM), which began on Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Morocco. A major literary event, the Marrakech African Book Festival is being held this year around the theme: “Imagining Possibilities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Entitled “The State of Poetry as a Dam Against the Night,” the reflection by the winner of the Grand Prix du Roman from the French Academy has a dual purpose. First, it is intended as a tribute to the renowned writer Ren\u00e9 Depestre. “I borrowed the expression ‘state of poetry’ from the Haitian poet Ren\u00e9 Depestre, who will celebrate his 102nd birthday this year. This text is therefore also a tribute to this writer who has lived through all the nights of a century,” the author explained to the newspaper Le Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The analysis by the author of Passag\u00e8res de Nuit also serves to remind us of Haiti’s place in the world, through its poetic state. “The poetic state is therefore more than a simple literary choice; it transcends aesthetic feeling. It is the aspiration for the illuminating answer, the one that, without erasing the metaphysical night, would give it meaning. It situates us ontologically [\u2026] The poetic state brings us back to our place in the cosmos and to the question posed upright. It does not resolve the mystery but illuminates the question, sharpens our words, intensifies our voices, amplifies our gestures\u2026”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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