- Sybil Kein
Sybil Kein (a.k.a. "Dr. Consuela Provost") is a
Louisiana Creole poet ,playwright ,scholar , andmusician .Dr. Provost largely created the field of Creole Studies through her early publications and presentations. A protégé of
Robert Hayden , her poetry is housed in theNational Archives, Library of Congress .Kein is a contralto who sings with distincts incantations; destroying racial exclusiveness.
In 1981 Dr. Provost published "Gombo People", a volume of poetry representing the first contribution to American letters of original literature in the Louisiana Creole language.
She is also the recipient of a
Hopwood Award .Dr. Provost has been named "
Chercheur Associe " of theSorbonne inParis, France for her work in Creole culture; and distinguished "Professeur Émérite " of TheUniversity of Michigan .Her recent works include "Delta Dancer", "Serenade Creole", "Creole Journal", "Creole: The History and Legacy of Louisiana‘s Free People of Color", "An American South", "Creole Ballads", "Zydeco", "Maw-Maw’s Creole Lullaby and Other Songs for Children", "Creole Classique", "Love is Forever: Songs of Romantic New Orleans", "Gombo People" and "Gardenias y Rosas: Canciones Romanticas" (a musical companion to "Gumbo People").
Dr. Provost now resides in
Natchitoches, Louisiana .External links
* [http://www.nsula.edu/creole/ The Creole Heritage Center]
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