Merlande is a forty-one-year-old married woman who lives in Miami, Florida. She was born and raised in Haiti and came to Miami when she was nineteen. She has six children, five boys and one girl. S...view moreMerlande is a forty-one-year-old married woman who lives in Miami, Florida. She was born and raised in Haiti and came to Miami when she was nineteen. She has six children, five boys and one girl. She is not a poet or a writer, just a regular mom who loves the Lord, works during the night, and takes care of her children during the day.view less