Despite rainy weather that likely discouraged some regular attendees from participating, the 2026 Little Haiti Book Festival still drew a strong and enthusiastic audience on Sunday, May 3, at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, where Haitian culture, literature, music, and community pride were celebrated throughout the day. Journalist and poet Jonel Juste presented his books, Carrefour de Nuit (Night Crossroads) and Anba Syèl Ble a, during the annual event.
“Tout Syèl la Klere” se yon istwa ki soti nan liv “Anba Syèl Ble a”, yon seri istwa kout powèt ak nouvelis Ayisyen Jonel Juste ekri an Kreyòl an 2025. “Tout Syèl la Klere” voye nou jis nan ane 2050. Li dekri yon monn revolisyon wobotik ak entèlijans atifisyèl fin transfòme, sa ki gen kòm konsekans gwo chomaj ak plis inegalite ekonomik ak sosyal nan peyi devlope tankou Etazini. Van an vire, Ayiti li menm vin tounen yon peyi opòtinite ki atire imigran. Anpil nan nouvo imigran sa yo se blan k ap chèche lavi nenpòt kote yo ka jwenn ni paske lakay yo pa bon. Aleksann, yon doktè Ayisyen, ap retounen nan peyi li pou al travay Wanament, yon vil k ap devlope e ki chaje opòtinite travay. Eske Aleksann ap jwenn sa l ap chèche nan nouvo Ayiti a? Istwa sa a envite lektè yo reflechi sou lavni limanite ak sans pwogrè genyen. Men yon ekstrè.
Continue reading “Nan « Tout Syèl la Klere », Jonel Juste pwopoze pou imajine lavni”
Mizik la byen rantre nan san nou. Li fè lavi nou koule bèl lè n ap tande l. Se transpòtasyon yon emosyon grandyoz, yon seri pawòl tounèf ki plen lavi. Se te nan lane 2017 plizyè chantè te rasanble sou direksyon atis Bélo pou yo pote chedèv sa a ki fè rapèl sou plas drapo ayisyen an nan tout listwa limanite.
Continue reading “« Drapo m nan – Bélo » : Yon chante pou repanse lavi ann Ayiti”Jonathan Thermidor
Festival sila a se yon pòtvwa, yon bèl lide, yon moman kè kontan kote tout koulè twal, tout koulè moun, tout bèl jès ak tandrès te rasanble pou valorize kilti ayisyen an nan divès kalte dimansyon.
Continue reading “Little Haiti Book Festival 2025: Yon bèl jounen echanj kiltirèl”by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami
Also on WLRN and The Miami Herald
Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” The music-poetry mashup is at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 23.
Continue reading “Piano Slam: Sounds of the Future, Music of the Present and Past”“Carrefour de Nuit” et “Joseph Prince d’Egypte” sont les plus récents ouvrages de Jonel Juste actuellement disponibles sur Amazon.
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