beloved
i spent last night burning all your letters and watched all your forevers go up in smoke but the blue candles you had gifted me beloved sweetheart bastard i’ve kept them both since in your absence the sky is empty of stars i will light them to remember your eyes michèle voltaire marcelin
a lying shame
She fancied him and things were free Sweet talking and sweet nothing But as the freedom was threatening he needed reasons beyond So they talked of stars and moons and planet configurations to explain their instant connection In heels she swayed where sweet music played and danced her heart away He spoke of love and […]
pleasure and pain
pleasure and pain keep company in our bed sharing covers until one day one will surrender to the dominion of the other (i wanted to live to love you to lose myself and did not care summer might end in sorrow so i invented poems and i invented lifelines against the chaos of your going […]
ceremonies
promises are shattered glass and spilled wine i have no lust for such sorrows but for memories sweet as rain in my mouth water may dissolve tears and desire i doubt i shall ever forget you at my door me in your arms then in the air my name like a floating bird michèle voltaire […]
50 ways to leave your lover
I’d like to help you in your struggle To be free She said to me The answer is easy if you Take it logically The problem is all inside your head There must be fifty ways To leave your lover She said it’s really not my habit To intrude Furthermore, I hope my meaning Won’t […]
You might as well live…
Résumé Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker (b. 1893) She was irreverent, witty, and sarcastic – known as much for her flashing verbal exchanges and malicious wit as for the […]
pou danri
pawòl ou fe mwen mal tankou yon wòch galèt mwen dlololo mwen dlolanje m’kou yon madigra mal maske figi’m make majigridi kè mwen tounen kou lèt kaye rèv mwen vire devan dèyè mwen vinn tounen yon lamayòt 5 kòb pou wè 5 kòb pou ri ou fè m kriye pou gran mesi ou kase kè […]
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.