Melissa Beauvery is a spoken word artist,writer and cultural activist currently living n Philadelphia. Her work is is heavily incluenced by traditional Haitian spirituality,storytelling and songs also the journey of the Haitian diaspora in America andelsewhere. Her poems has been published in anthology ”Voices of the sun” (2009) and in chap book ”For the crowns on your head” (2010). She just completed her first spoken word CD ”My Grandmother’s Tongue” .