Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp [1] acknowledges the passing of Aimé Césaire, calling him “a poet honored throughout the French-speaking world and a crusader for West Indian rights”, while Caribbean Beat Blog [2] says: “It is with heavy heart we say goodbye to this son of West Indian soil and thank him for his never-ceasing fight against colonialism.”
Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad & Tobago: Césaire Passes On
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
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