Oswald Durand was a Haitian poet and politician. Durand is said to be "to Haiti what Shakespeare is to England and Dante to Italy." Among his most famous works are "Choucoune", a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman, and "Chant National", a lyrical historic poem which became as popular as the national anthem. Born in Cap-Haïtien, Durand worked as a teacher before being elected a Delegate in 1885, a position to which he was re-elected six times. Wikipedia
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Oswald Durand , born in Cap-Haitian, on September 17, 1840, is known as teacher, journalist, lawyer, and poet. He is the first Haitian poet to have written in Creole. Choucoune, one of his poems is well known throughout the world and is interpreted by a hasenet.biz/writers.php
