lights-out
promising light my desire rose eager and unbounded incandescent like a naked bulb but you pulled the string and turned it off (it hurts your eyes you said) but on the inside the light is still burning michèle voltaire marcelin
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
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.