An homage to his native land, Des Rosiers' narrative poem Vetiver evokes the wild opulence of the Caribbean world and plumbs the depths of memory in language that is rich and multihued, full of tangible flavours. It is a hymn to the power of the word, the book and the voice, guided by the heritage of ancestors and the sensual proximity of people and things.

Poems.

Cayes -- For Vaina, the illustrious servant -- Cayenne -- Basse-terre.