Louis-Philippe Dalembert, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1962, was awarded the 2024 Prix Goncourt for the whole of his poetry in French. Already recognized for his novel—most recently Milwaukee Blues (Sabine Wespieser, Paris, 2021), a Prix Goncourt finalist prompted by the murder of George Floyd in 2020—Dalembert filters his regard sur le monde through lenses both clear and nostalgic, calibrated as much for joy as for melancholy, and often inspired by travels from and returns to youth. Not one of his ten poetry collections has been translated into English. (updated 4/2025)