So Spoke the Earth = Ainsi parla la terre = Tè a pale : a Haiti anthology

This multilingual anthology of literature about Haiti explores the country's past, present and future as experienced by its diverse inhabitants over the past four decades. Presenting each work in its original language (English, French, and Haitian Creole), SO SPOKE THE EARTH features the accounts of both Haitian and non-Haitian writers and their attempts to grapple with the impact left on them by their personal experiences with the island-nation. Through various narratives and poems, the literary legacy and unique history of the island are highlighted in content and style. This is an important anthology about Haiti in that it is a celebration of Haitian spirit, multiculturalism and diversity. 54 contributors include Edwidge Danticat, Jan Mapou, Marilene Phipps-Kettlewell, Joanne Hyppolite, Kathie Klarreich, Margaret Papillon, Gariot Pierre Louima, Nathalie Foy, Marie-Alice Theard, and many more, for an eclectic, international combination of established and emerging writers. All authors/contributors: M.J. Fievre; Joanne Hyppolite; Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel; Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell; Edwidge Danticat; Kathie Klarreich; Mahalia Solages; Leita Kaldi Davis; Yolaine M. St. Fort; Gariot Pierre Louima; Nathalie Cerin; Nathalie Foy; Barbara Ellen Sorensen; Suzy Magloire-Sicard; Fabienne Sylvia Josaphat; Alison Luterman; James E. Cherry; Danielle Legros Georges; Carolyn Srygley-Moore; Jerrice J. Baptiste; Jeremy Paden; Mimi Ferebee; Jaime R. Wood; Emmelie Prophète; Marie-Alice Théard; Margaret Papillon; Carmelle St. Gérard-Lopez; Maryse C. Elysée; Pascale Doxy; Mireille Sylvain-David; Aurélie M. Fièvre; Magalie Jean-Baptiste; Geneviève Gaillard-Vanté; Naïké C. Bélizaire; Louis Joseph Guy Marie Cayemitte; Jonel Juste; Elsie Suréna; Jessica Fièvre; Yvette Leroy; Lucie Mercure Gelin; Maude Heurtelou; Smoye Noisy; Leila Laraque; Naomie Labaty; Schiller Marcelin; Donaldy Salvant; Gessy Cameau Coicou; Cynthia D. Bertelsen; Nadine Pinede; Yveline Alexis; Liliane Nerette-Louis; Marylin Laurent; Chantalle Francesca Verna; Karyn Exilus; Jan Mapou