Poetry and Cultural Identity in F. T. Pacere's Writing: From Identity Affirmation to Universal Humanism‪.‬

Poetry and cultural identity in F.T. Pacere's writing My concern is the socio-cultural characteristics of F. T. Pacere's poetry and their aesthetic and semantic structuring role. Pacere's poetry is not just about identity affirmation; it is also about being open to the world, namely other people and other cultures. Through this, it seeks to achieve universal humanism. I conclude my study by arguing that like the Burkinabe written poetry of the 1970s, Pacere's poetry operates on a double dialogic and dialectic process, as required by the negritude movement: rooting in his native culture and openness to the world. Key words: poetry, identity, culture, humanism.