"Poé is the archetypal ravishing Gauguine-like vahine, lascivious and languid... But Poé is also the icon of the hidden reality experienced by many of her sisters, victims of physical violence and sexual assault. "I suffered from love for five years. He was not kind and beat me!" Poe is a survivor. "

Excerpt from Women of the World, Éditions Gallimard 2007.