Biography

Jacques Roumain was born in Haiti on June 4,1907.  He was educated in Switzerland, but returned to Haiti to fight for their nationalism.  He was exiled from Haiti because he was involved in Marxist politics.  Roumain returned to Haiti when the government changed, and was appointed him charge d’ affaires in Mexico.  His works expresses the rage of lower class people and for the lower class people to unit.  Rouamin was a famous pan-African poet of the 1930’s and the 1940’s.  He live to be only 37 years old.  He died on August 18, 1944.

Works

•  Masters of the Dew (1944)

Links

Biography of Jacques Roumain

http://www.siu.edu/~carib/roumain.html

The picture of Mr. Roumain came from

http://www.wcenter.spelman.edu/webproject-

308/Roumain%20pages/roumainhome.html

Send questions or comments about the Web site to Dr. Seodial Deena, 
East Carolina University, Department of English, Multicultural Literature Program.