ASSOTO SAINT, a Haitian-born poet, dancer and playright whose work focussed on
the lives of black gay men dies Wednesday June 29th. He was 36.

He danced with the Martha Graham company. His plays, including "Risin' to the
Love We Need" and "Nuclear Lovers" were performed by the Metamorphosis 
Theatre, which he founded and directed.

Saint, whose real name was Yves F. Lubin, also founded Galiens Press, which
published anthologies of gay black poets such as "Here to Dare" and "The Road
Before Us," as well as Saint's own "Stations." The press will close after
publishing Saint's "Wishing for Wings" in the fall.

He was a founding member of the black homosexual writers' collective, Other
Countries, and was featured inm Marlon Riggs' "Je Ne Regrette Rien," a series
of interviews with HIV-positive artists.