Lasana M. Sekou (St. Martin, Caribbean). Books by Sekou, including Nativity, Brotherhood of the Spurs, The Salt Reaper, and Corazon de pelicano have been required reading at Caribbean, North and South American, and European universities. The poetry of this James Michener Fellow has been translated into Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Turkish, and Chinese. Sekou’s work is widely reviewed and he has presented papers and recited his poetry throughout the Caribbean, USA, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. The latest study of his writings is Caribbean Counterpoint - The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou by Sara Florian, PhD. Sekou is an advocate for the independence of St. Martin, a territory of France and the Netherlands. Hurricane Protocol is his latest book of poems.