Maîtresse des Maîtresses
Au hasard d’une ruelle mal famée dans le Paris de 1845, Baudelaire rencontre Jeanne Duval. Cette belle mulâtresse que le poète appellera la Maîtresse des Maîtresses et la Vénus Noire était une actrice sensuelle et fantasque qui lui révélera l’amour charnel et les fêtes du corps, et lui inspirera les plus beaux poèmes des Fleurs […]
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.