la littérature…
"J’étais las de la vie oisive et turbulente de Paris, de la foule des petits maîtres ; des mauvais livres imprimés avec approbation et privilège du roi ; des cabales des gens de lettres, des bassesses et du brigandage des misérables qui déshonoraient la littérature. Je trouvais en 1733 une jeune dame qui pensait à […]
Performing in The Vagina Monologues
One of the pieces, performed by Marcelin, was "Hair", which begins: ‘You cannot love a vagina unless you love hair’ and deals with the dilemma of a woman whose husband insisted she shave her pubic hair. Her other monologue "Crooked Braid", is about the struggle of a Native American woman. Marcelin recounts a tale of […]
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.