The Guadeloupe born poet Daniel Maximin spoke of his travels and experiences in various nations worldwide. The event took place in the Salon des Auteurs, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris this weekend, where a packed audience gathered in the Pari des Faubourgs, where Dominique Blanc read.
Along his journey, he spoke of all the wars, those things that could be potential bitterness: colonized Africa, scars of Apartheid, scourging famine and hauntings of slavery.
So how could he speak of emancipation in such a context?
Hearing his biographical writing about his journey from Guadaloupe to study in Paris and then in London and his meetings with people from all nations we learnt about his experiences.
"Poetry is emancipation" he said. "When you write, you pass on a knowledge you have found from a journey into an inner world. This world has no boundaries. It is the world of philosophers from all parts of the world. There are no barriers when you write."
"A tout poète sept fois merci pour oser t'avancer sans déplacer ce monde et combattre les murailles avec des graffitis... pour apprendre à la chair à démasquer sa peau"
In fact, he said, the source of all nations' freedom was the creative muse. and yet his writings sing of a world beyond these dreadful barriers and bitternesses that have been created in history. He writes about about wounds and dreams.
"Geography gives birth to history, even if men play at placing their boundaries in the heart of the lands, in destroying their people to conquer the horizon, which offers its limits to their view and to their blunders"
After the reading from his book Daniel Maximin himself spoke of his thoughts, which have become the substance of so many poems and essays and novels that make words work to show the dual meanings of his meaning.
In praise of writing and creativity, he finds that this beautiful place within, the garden of Voltaire, that can be passed on to others, for it is the role of the artist, the poet, emancipated and winged, to pass on its keys, its wisdom, to humanity growing up below.
Other posts of interest:
Ernest Hemmingway: Bookcase Puzzle in Cuba
Katherine Mansfield: How to live life in BLISS
Transformation and Victor Hugo: "To love another person is to see the face of God"
Kafka’s Metamorphosis: How Art can be as Captivating as Dream
The Arabian Nights: how storytelling can nurture a love story
The wisdom of Confucius: How the I Ching can help you find the best answer
Along his journey, he spoke of all the wars, those things that could be potential bitterness: colonized Africa, scars of Apartheid, scourging famine and hauntings of slavery.
So how could he speak of emancipation in such a context?
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| L'invention des Déserades by Daniel Maximin |
Hearing his biographical writing about his journey from Guadaloupe to study in Paris and then in London and his meetings with people from all nations we learnt about his experiences.
"Poetry is emancipation" he said. "When you write, you pass on a knowledge you have found from a journey into an inner world. This world has no boundaries. It is the world of philosophers from all parts of the world. There are no barriers when you write."
"A tout poète sept fois merci pour oser t'avancer sans déplacer ce monde et combattre les murailles avec des graffitis... pour apprendre à la chair à démasquer sa peau"
In fact, he said, the source of all nations' freedom was the creative muse. and yet his writings sing of a world beyond these dreadful barriers and bitternesses that have been created in history. He writes about about wounds and dreams.
"Geography gives birth to history, even if men play at placing their boundaries in the heart of the lands, in destroying their people to conquer the horizon, which offers its limits to their view and to their blunders"
After the reading from his book Daniel Maximin himself spoke of his thoughts, which have become the substance of so many poems and essays and novels that make words work to show the dual meanings of his meaning.
In praise of writing and creativity, he finds that this beautiful place within, the garden of Voltaire, that can be passed on to others, for it is the role of the artist, the poet, emancipated and winged, to pass on its keys, its wisdom, to humanity growing up below.
Other posts of interest:
Ernest Hemmingway: Bookcase Puzzle in Cuba
Katherine Mansfield: How to live life in BLISS
Transformation and Victor Hugo: "To love another person is to see the face of God"
Kafka’s Metamorphosis: How Art can be as Captivating as Dream
The Arabian Nights: how storytelling can nurture a love story
The wisdom of Confucius: How the I Ching can help you find the best answer
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