An Outsider on the Inside
An Outsider on the Inside
Alfonso Camín's “Carnaval en la Habana”
The final chapter focuses on a fascinating poetic rendition of traditional Havana carnival celebrations by the Spanish poet, Alfonso Camín. After a brief discussion of Camín's much-debated role as an initiator of poesía negra in the Hispanic Caribbean, the chapter delve into his “Carnaval en la Habana” [Carnival in Havana]. This long poem was first published in Maracas y otros poemas [Maracas and Other Poems] in 1952, but was probably penned in the 1940s when Afrocubanismo was on the wane, but it is still of considerable interest to the reading public.
Keywords: Havana, carnival celebrations, Alfonso Camín, Carnaval en la Habana, poesía negra, Hispanic Caribbean, Afrocubanismo, Cubans, Cubans of color
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