Poème de la Solitude
Ils ne savent pas
ceux qui ne vivent pas seuls,
comme le silence fait peur;
comme l’homme solitaire se parle;
comme il court vers les miroirs,
en quête d’un être vivant,
Ils ne savent pas.
Orhan Veli
Poète Turc
(1914 – 1950)
Né à Istanbul, après de brèves études de philosophie, il entre à l’administration générale de la poste, puis devint en 1942 traducteur au ministère de l’Education Nationale. Par la suite, il cesse toute activité professionnelle, se consacrant exclusivement à la poésie ainsi qu’à la traduction de poètes français. Très influencé par des poètes aussi différents que Villon, Verlaine ou les surréalistes, Orhan Veli reste par sa langue simple et les thèmes puisés dans l’actualité qu’il emploie, un grand poète populaire.
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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.
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