The King is dead! Long live the King! Rex Nettleford 1933-2010

Active Voice - Tue, 16th Feb at 1:00 am

THE TRAMWAYS OF JAMAICA

The island of Jamaica is about 50 miles wide and 150 miles long. Its north coast is about 100 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. Jamaica was a British colony from 1655 until 1958; it became a fully independent state in 1962. - Sun, 06th Dec 2009 at 1:00 am

An Early Christmas Present: Palimpsest

Mervyn Morris has just given me an early Christmas present that I’m going to share with you.

On Monday, December 9, 2009, I’ll be publishing his poem, “Palimpsest” on this blog. - Mon, 30th Nov 2009 at 11:40 am

Who's Your Daddy? endorsement @ Electronic Village

This collection of short stories focuses on the lives of people living in Miami and Jamaica while exploring sexuality, prejudice, troubled childhoods, adolescence, and the such. Philp's imagination flows from a casual game of dominoes that reveals the deep undercurrent of affection between father and son to the laugh-out-loud inventiveness of a dreadlocked vampire. I encourage all villagers to read this book to see a unique view of the lives of Black boys and their (sometimes) absent fathers. - Fri, 06th Nov 2009 at 7:20 am

Vote For "You're Not My Son Anymore"

My short story post, “You're Not My Son Anymore,” has been nominated for 2010 3QD Prize in Arts Literature.Please go to this site and vote - Sun, 28th Feb at 1:00 am

Rex Speaks

On the weekend of Sept.4-7, 2003, Prof. Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies was a guest speaker at First Annual Arts Festival at Broward Community College.

Known for his deeply insightful ruminations on just about every aspect of Caribbean life, Prof. Nettleford this time around spoke on cultural diversity and its impact on the political and economic development in the Caribbean basin. – Recorded and edited by Olivier Stephenson. - Thu, 18th Feb at 1:00 am

Small Axe Literary Competition 2010

The Small Axe Project has initiated an annual literary competition to encourage the production and publication of Caribbean fiction and poetry. The Small Axe Literary Competition will focus on poetry and short stories from emerging writers whose work centers on regional and diasporic Caribbean themes and concerns. This competition is part of the Small Axe Project’s ongoing commitment to Caribbean cultural production and our mission to provide a forum for innovative critical and creative explorations of Caribbean reality. With this competition, we hope to encourage and support the region’s rich literary heritage, in the tradition of precursors such as Bim, Kyk-over-al, Focus and Savacou. - Wed, 17th Feb at 1:00 am

Happy Birthday, Derek Walcott (2010)

Dear Mr. Walcott,

You have blessed us with a lifetime of poetry filled with sensuous images and the rhythms of our archipelago.

Give thanks, give thanks... - Fri, 22nd Jan at 1:00 am

Geoffrey Philp Wins Daily News Prize For Poetry

The Editorial Board of The Caribbean Writer has awarded Jamaica-born poet and short story writer, Geoffrey Philp, the Daily News Prize for his poem, “Erzulie’s Daughter.”

- Fri, 27th Nov 2009 at 3:44 am

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The "DC Sniper" & Who's Your Daddy?

I have often been asked if there was a real life story behind “Who’s Your Daddy?” The inspiration for that story, John Allen Muhammad, was executed last night - Wed, 11th Nov 2009 at 8:52 am

Blog Action Day: October 15, 2009

Recent visitors to my blog may have noticed a series of changes such as the addition of new sponsors and a button for Blog Action Day, which will be celebrated on October 15, 2009. - Tue, 29th Sep 2009 at 8:37 am