What is Caribbean poetry?
'''Caribbean poetry''' is a vast and vibrant field of poetry. It spans the poetry of many countries, including [[Cuba]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Dominica]], [[Haiti]], [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]], [[Jamaica]], and [[Martinique]]. Caribbean poets often write poetry in English, French, or Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Caribbean literature|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Caribbean-literature|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|quote=Literary works of the Caribbean area are written in Spanish, French, or English.}}</ref> However, Caribbean poetry is also written in Dutch, Hindustani, or any number of [[Creole language|creole languages]]. Many poets in this region celebrate their [[hybrid]] culture writing in a hybrid or creole language.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Akai|first=Joanne|date=2007-02-27|title=Creole… English: West Indian Writing as Translation|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/037283ar|journal=TTR : Traduction, terminologie, rédaction|volume=10|issue=1|pages=165–195|doi=10.7202/037283ar|issn=1708-2188|quote=West Indian writers are Creole, in every sense of the term: born in (former) British colonies, they have a hybrid culture and a hybrid language.|via=}}</ref> Popular themes include: [[exile]] and return to the homeland, [[self-determination]], migration, love, and liberty.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Caribbean Literature|url=https://alexanderstreet.com/products/caribbean-literature|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Alexander Street|language=en|quote=Through themes of innocence, exile and return to the motherland, resistance and endurance, engagement and alienation, self-determination and domination, Caribbean Literature provides a powerful new tool for postcolonial studies, and to Caribbean literature’s importance in the context of all literature.}}</ref> == Caribbean poets == * [[Giannina Braschi]] * [[Kamau Brathwaite]] * [[Julia de Burgos]] * * Aimé Césaire *[[Victor Hernández Cruz]] * Kw