In her 1942 essay from the Martinican Surrealist journal, Tropiques, poet Suzanne Césaire describes the Caribbean as follows : "Il y a plaquées contre les îles les belles larmes vertes de l’eau et...
Jen Westmoreland Bouchard holds a B.A. in French and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts (Dance) from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and a M.A. in French and Francophone Studies from University of California-Los Angeles. She has presented and published her research on French and Francophone literatures throughout the United States and Europe. Jen is currently a faculty member in the World Languages Department (French) of Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. In addition, she serves on the editorial board of The Journal of African Literature and Culture and is a frequent contributor to Global Woman Magazine and Europe Up Close. She is the owner of a freelance writing, editing and translation company, Lucidité Writing, LLC.
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