Safiya Sinclair Safiya Sinclair was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award… “In Childhood, Certain Skies Refined My Seeing” by Safiya Sinclair “In Childhood, Certain Skies Refined My Seeing” Sunset. That blood-orange hymncombusting the year, nautilus chamber of youth’s obscurities, your empty roomfor psalms, lost…
Safiya Sinclair Safiya Sinclair was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award… “Dreaming in Foreign” by Safiya Sinclair “Dreaming in Foreign” —after Caliban Have I forgotten it—wildconch-shell dialect, black apostrophe curledtight on my tongue? Or how the Spanish built wallsof broken glass to keep me…
Safiya Sinclair Safiya Sinclair was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award… “Home” Read by Safiya Sinclair “Home” Have I forgotten it—wildconch-shell dialect, black apostrophe curledtight on my tongue? Or how the Spanish built wallsof broken glass to keep me out but the Doctor Bird…
Pamela Mordecai Pamela Mordecai has published nine collections of poetry, She has also published/co-published numerous language arts textbooks for the Caribbean. She lives in Toronto… “Clebber Webber” by Pamela Mordecai “Clebber Webber” A spider is notvery much widerthan a flynor longernor strongerbut a spideris clebberand a webberthat’s whyit’s the spiderthat catchesthe fly.
Pamela Mordecai Lillian Allen grew up in Spanish Town, Jamaica where she attended Barracks (Spanish Town Primary) and later St Jago High School. She studied in New York City and in Canada where she resides… “Pig Poem” – Read by Pamela Mordecai “Pig Poem” A pig is biga pig is fata pig is nota thing…
Lillian Allen Lillian Allen grew up in Spanish Town, Jamaica where she attended Barracks (Spanish Town Primary) and later St Jago High School. She studied in New York City and in Canada where she resides… “Revolution from de Beat” – Read by Lillian Allen “Revolution from de Beat” Revolution from de drumRevolution from de beatRevolution…
Lillian Allen Lillian Allen grew up in Spanish Town, Jamaica where she attended Barracks (Spanish Town Primary) and later St Jago High School. She studied in New York City and in Canada where she resides… “Feminism 101” – Read by Lillian Allen “Feminism 101” Instead of being the doormat get up and be the door
Lillian Allen Lillian Allen grew up in Spanish Town, Jamaica where she attended Barracks (Spanish Town Primary) and later St Jago High School. She studied in New York City and in Canada where she resides… “Billie Holiday” – Read by Lillian Allen “Billie Holiday” Oh Billie you lived on your drawlsounds swirling out of blackrainbows…
Lillian Allen Lillian Allen grew up in Spanish Town, Jamaica where she attended Barracks (Spanish Town Primary) and later St Jago High School. She studied in New York City and in Canada where she resides… “Rub A Dub Style Inna Regent Park” – Read by Lillian Allen “Rub A Dub Style Inna Regent Park” Monday…
“The Garden” – Read by Ishion Hutchinson “The Garden” The streetlights shed pearls that night,stray dogs ran but did not bark at the strangeshadows; the Minister of All could not sleep,mosquitoes swarmed around his net,his portrait and his pitcher and drinking glass;the flags stiffened on the embassy building butdid not fall when the machine gunsflared…