Writing The Way We Speak: Is There Space for the “Caribbean” Writer?
Stephanie Ramlogan
I am a Caribbean writer, and I go out of my way to include “Caribbean” in that title.…
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The Wine of Astonishment: Worship Under Lockdown
Mishael Martineaux
Introduction In 1917, the colonial government of Trinidad passed the Shouters Prohibition Ordinance. After which, it became a…
The Writer and His People: Martin Carter’s Political Poetry
Writing poetry has always been a source of comfort for me. I’ve found solace in being able to…
Goodison’s ‘Inna Calabash as a Gender-responsive Approach to Caribbean History
One slave childthat count alreadywhile it inside my bellytell them that the babyInna Calabash.” (An excerpt from ‘Inna…
Song, Love & Work: Derek Walcott in Three Phases
Vladimir Lucien
The work of Derek Walcott was probably among the first poetry I heard. My father often recited Walcott’s…
Chadia Mathurin
