This event is in the past.It took place on September 22, 2026 at Maison de la Poésie.










Les Halles, Paris
📖"A strange pearl in Paris, dedicated to poetry"
🚶The novel portrays migration as a bodily experience: walking, hunger, injury
🇫🇷Event is in French
A strange pearl in Paris, the Maison de la Poésie hosts Thélyson Orélien for an intimate evening exploring his novel about Jonas, a Haitian professor whose journey north becomes a visceral, physical testament to migration and endurance.
intimate poetry venue
Haitian literature
literary discussion
migration narrative










Les Halles, Paris
📖"A strange pearl in Paris, dedicated to poetry"
🚶The novel portrays migration as a bodily experience: walking, hunger, injury
🇫🇷Event is in French
A strange pearl in Paris, the Maison de la Poésie hosts Thélyson Orélien for an intimate evening exploring his novel about Jonas, a Haitian professor whose journey north becomes a visceral, physical testament to migration and endurance.
intimate poetry venue
Haitian literature
literary discussion
migration narrative