Born in Haiti in 1978, James Noël is a poet. He writes in order to empty his body of all words, to move forward and become lighter than paper.
Noël’s texts have been set to music by the likes of Wooly Saint-Jean, James Germain, Robenson Auguste, and Tamara Suffren. They have been performed by Pierre Brisson and the famous singer-entertainer Arthur H., in a show called L’Or Noir [Black Gold]. Roaming from meridian to meridian, James Noël spends his time traveling the Earth, grounding himself in his passion for literature. He has received several prizes, and is currently a resident of the Villa Medici (the French Academy in Rome).
Photo: Thierry Hengsen