His poem "Ghetto Woman" is highly discussed for its reflection of the Negritude movement. During this time he went on to write, direct, and star in the play "Negritude". Homesick, he began writing down adaptions of folktales as advised by his fellow Negritude writers. Another more controversial application of this approach is embodied in the concept of Negritude. His work deals with negritude, poverty, homosexuality, and other fringe cultures.