Actor Chelson Ermoza makes his big comeback after four years spent in Lascahobas. At the weekly event Les vendredis de la DNL, the storyteller released his collection Tras pye lorizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the gardens of the Directorate of Books on Friday, July 31, the atmosphere was friendly. A number of people had come to meet this artist, who built his artistic career in this now unrecognizable city. Upon our arrival in this charming setting, perfect for artistic creation, we noticed the presence of several prominent figures in the Haitian cultural scene. Notable attendees included the director of the DNL, Ernst Saint-Louis, the poet Marc Exavier, the actress Jenny Cadet, and the poet Frantzley Valbrun, winner of the Balisaille poetry prize in Guadeloupe.On stage alone, storyteller Chelson Ermoza puts on his show. He tells stories. He doesn\u2019t wait for nightfall to dive into his tales, some more epic than others. Besides, people love stories. After each performance, the audience always wants more. Stories have the power to convey moral and cultural values, entertain the audience, help with mental development by managing fears, and preserve collective identity through oral tradition. The storyteller continues his journey for the enjoyment of his audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the side of his performance, the poet also signed copies of his poetry collection titled \u201cTras pye lorizon.\u201d \u201cThis collection is made up of about ten untitled poems. These are scattered texts that I gathered into this first booklet,\u201d shared the one who has played many characters on the streets of Port-au-Prince.Poetry has always had a special role in Chelson Ermoza’s life. \u201cPoetry has always been part of my life. When I was a child, at school, in Cit\u00e9 Soleil, I loved reciting poems I had memorized. In high school, thanks to a teacher, I discovered poetry from a different perspective, different from that of childhood. Very early on, on 5th Avenue Bolosse, in a youth group at a church, I was fascinated by performers who read texts by Lyonel Trouillot, Ren\u00e9 Depestre, Davertige, Anthony Phelps, Ren\u00e9 Philoct\u00e8te, \u2026,\u201d explains the storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The artist\u2019s encountersLittle by little, the poet builds himself through encounters. Poetry takes shape in his heart. \u201cLater, I came across Johnny Z\u00e9phyrin and N\u00e9lio Joseph, who introduced me to another form of poetry, close to that of Georges Castera, Roumer, Syto Cav\u00e9, Narcisse, Frank\u00e9tienne\u2026 I was lucky enough to take part in the weekly meeting \u2018Sunday in Poetry\u2019 at the \u00c9toile Filante Library in Fontamara. There, I had the chance to meet enthusiasts like Bonel Auguste, Makenzy Orcel, Rolando \u00c9tienne, and others,\u201d recalls Chelson Ermoza, noting that he already felt the urge to scribble poems in notebooks.”Everything I am finds its source through poetic works. As an actor, I used to perform staged poetic texts, due to the lack of theatrical productions. I do theater, I tell stories, but poetry always remains a refuge. When I’m upset, I write to express my distress, my frustrations, my anger. When I’m happy, I let that joy express itself on a piece of paper. It’s the collection of all these texts together that forms this first bouquet,” said the one affectionately nicknamed Zo Papa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collection “Tras Pye Lorizon” is a text worth discovering. Prefaced by the poet Bonel Auguste, this booklet of verses is available on Amazon, while we wait for the stock to be replenished.\u201cEven if we don\u2019t always have room
for grand gestures
or subjects to compliment
Tonight
Not in many words
but in the heartbeat
I carry for you
If what we feel goes beyond words
It\u2019s love that we see before the alphabet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After four years away from Port-au-Prince, Chelson Ermoza returns to the city with stories to tell, memories to share, and poems to offer. With Tras pye lorizon<\/em>, he continues a path he started in childhood, mixing theater, storytelling, and poetry. It\u2019s Zo Papa\u2019s way of leaving traces, in words and voice, in a city that, despite its wounds, continues to fuel the imagination of its artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Actor Chelson Ermoza makes his big comeback after four years spent in Lascahobas. At the weekly event Les vendredis de la DNL, the storyteller released his collection Tras pye lorizon.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"content-type":"","_aifi_custom_prompt":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"coauthors":[57],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7155,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions\/7155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7153"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/times509.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=7153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}