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Juneteenth is an important day in Black history as well as American history. Though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
In Lloyd Harbor, at a former plantation, visitors honored Jupiter Hammon, an enslaved man who lived and worked there in the ...
Poetry on Main is an non-profit Afro-Caribbean artisan gift shop and poetry lounge. “I may be many things, but ungrateful is not one of them,” Martial said, with a laugh.
As Caribbean Heritage Month unfolds, it presents a pivotal opportunity to immerse young readers in the vibrant narratives and rich cultural legacies of the Black Caribbean diaspora. Representation in ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, plans to celebrate and promote the art of poetry throughout the island during his tenure. Custos Rotulorum for ...
More than 30 poets conjure island life-the sea, storytelling, food, nature and the experience of travelling away from home-in Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems, ed. by ...
The personal and the political meld together for Aja Monet, whose work as a poet and activist brought her national ...
From 6 to 11 June 2023, ten young poets from the Caribbean participated in the 40th edition of the Poetry Market (Marché de la Poésie), held in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, France.This ...
He shared his vision for a Sephardi–Portuguese-style kibbutz in the Dominican countryside, including olive groves, a mikveh fed by natural springs, and an archive of Judeo-Spanish poetry.
Bermudian poet Nancy Anne Miller has been invited to publish two of her poems in the July edition of the Acalabash.com Caribbean poetry portfolio.. A spokesperson said, “ The portfolio is ...
Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott and Rebecca O’Neill-Doran from Bray, Co Wicklow, at the launch of a series of poetry cards on Dublin’s Dart trains in 1989.