Esclaves au Paradis
Nan mitan yon chan kann bò Igwey An Dominikani De Ayisyen chita nan w batey Pye atè do touni Youn ape pale Youn ap koute Yo pa fè bri Van nan kann lan sèlman ki tande Sa ya pe di ………………….. Kouzen Mwen sot fè tè Ayiti Gen yon komisyon madanm ou voye ba w […]
Lumane Casimir
A 14 ans, sa guitare sous le bras, Lumane Casimir, fraîchement débarquée des Gonaïves, arriva à Port-au-Prince avec sa voix de rossignol. Excentrique, vive, revêche, toujours à court d’argent, elle y mena longtemps l’existence typique des artistes fauchés. Bien que son passage sur la scène musicale Haitienne fut bref (elle mourut vers 35 ans dans […]
Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.