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Eternally yours
My heart races uncontrollably My body feels restless My head knows no rest as my thoughts travel What is this feeling? This sense of belonging This feeling of forever wanting to be by your side I know only you My heart beats solely for you Crazy, yes,...
Fallen for the Arabian: A novel by Claire Bijou
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine It’s one thing to tell a story; to put it in writing is just another. Claire Bijou has done that by releasing her first novel titled Fallen for the Arabian, a tale of major twists and turns, of a never-ending saga that exposes...
Famous Haitian poet Georges Castra dies
CSMS Magazine The literary world suffered a great loss with the passing of Georges Castra last Friday January 24. Castra was an impeccable figure of contemporary Haitian poetry. He was a committed activist whose works were published in both Creole and...
Prolific writer Bernard Diederich has died
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine He was one of the most revered writers of our time. Calling him “prolific” was an understatement. Late yesterday afternoon, my good friend Camille Gauthier called me to let me know of his passing. I hadn’t talked to him...
Richard Brisson: poet and journalist killed by the neofascists in Port-De-Paix
By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine As Haiti struggles for a promising future, it is important to remember those in the past, like today, who lost their lives in the fight against Duvalierism. Richard Brisson was one of them. We do not know the names of his...
Inextinguishable voices!
They were young Full of life, full of guts Determined to make a difference in this cruel world They had hope—the hope of the hopeless One may say they were naïve—Maybe They faced life with unexplained alterations With a dull sense of revolutionary...
A holistic approach to literary success
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine In literature, like in everything else, to be relevant is to be yourself in the most unique way possible. Mimicking others in an attempt to secure a piece of their fame will not work, for it will make it harder if not impossible...
Motivation and Discipline in the literary journey
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine When someone says it takes a lot to be a multitasked professional, he means just that: it takes a lot, a whole lot. Consequently, when you’re an individual who lives a professional life, trying to be a prolific writer who...
Writing short stories is no waste of time
Ardain Isma Friends, I know it’s the dream of every writer: conceiving the literary masterpiece. It’s not impossible to do, and there’s no one specific way to enter the ridgeline of literary stardom. Remember, all roads lead to Rome. Writing short...