Paulin Joachim

Paulin Joachim (born Cotonou, Dahomey in 1931) is a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor. He was educated in several places including Lyon and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. His two volumes of poetry are "Un nègre raconte" in 1954 and "Anti-grâce" in 1967. He was political editor for "France Noir", an editor-in-chief for "Bingo", and manager for the African "Décennie 2." He is also strongly associated to David Diop. [ [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/joachim.htm Dan Reboussin, Africana Collection, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida] ] In 2006 he was among the winners of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute "W. E. B. Du Bois medal." [ [http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/about_the_institute/WEB_Du_Bois_Medalists.html W. E. B. DuBois Institute] ]

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