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"Earthquake 2010" by Jennifer Rahim

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Earthquake 2010
Tues. Jan. 12th: 2.30 p.m.


Before the earthquake rocked
Port-au-Prince with more fury
than an autonomic ...
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I'm Applying for an AOL 25 for 25 Grant!

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As a former book reviewer for The Miami Herald and Miami Times, I’m dusting off my journalist credentials and ... filed under geoffrey philp (0 Comments)

America, I’m beginning to worry about you.

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America, I’m beginning to worry about you, 
I thought you were over the nightmare of apartheid,
Yet the airwaves ...
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New Issue: The Caribbean Writer, Vol. 24

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 31 - Discuss


"Certainly the new volume from The Caribbean Writer holds many gems, but it's particularly gratifying to see some St ...
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Jamaicans at Bread Loaf: Diana McCaulay

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Bread Loaf is the oldest writers’ conference in the US.  Each year since 1926, writers gather in the mountains of ... filed under caribbean authors, caribbean women writers, jamaica (0 Comments)

Save the Date: Miami Book Fair International (2010)

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Book lovers everywhere rejoice! The 27th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International ...
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Upcoming Posts!

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 29 - Discuss


One of the primary aims of this blog is to stimulate discussion about Caribbean books and events that celebrate our ... filed under jennifer rahim, mervyn morris, miami book fair international (0 Comments)

"Redemption Rain" by Jennifer Rahim

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 27 - Discuss

Redemption Rain

I have been praying for rain –
relentless down-pouring
like Mary’s weeping,
that Resurrection morning
when all that ...
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Excerpt: Cuban Ballet by Octavio Roca

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 25 - Discuss



[excerpted from Octavio Roca’s Introduction to his Cuban Ballet, with forewords by Alicia Alonso and Mikhail Baryshnikov]:



(In this ...
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Hurricane Andrew: 18 Years Later

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 24 - Discuss


When Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida on August 24, 1992, my family was unprepared for the disaster. Sure we had ...
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New Book: Cuban Ballet by Octavio Roca

read full at Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot - Aug 23 - Discuss


Forewords by Alicia Alonso and Mikhail Baryshnikov

Gibbs Smith, fall 2010
$40.00 Hardcover, 240 pages, illustrated

“Cubans are a ...
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Upcoming Posts!

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And the hits just keep on coming!


Last week I received two poems, “Redemption Rain" and "Earthquake 2010" from Jennifer ...
filed under alicia alonso, caribbean, cuba, cuban national ballet, miami book fair international, michael hettich (0 Comments)

"One time jamboree – Darfur maybe" by Pamela Mordecai

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One time jamboree – Darfur maybe



Koo yah! No one celestial jamboree!
One place where sense and spirit can agree
a ...
filed under canada, caribbean women writers, jamaica, pamela mordecai (0 Comments)

Black Star Rising

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Black Star Rising




"Marcus Garvey? He spoke beautifully, just beautifully," recalls UNIA faithful Mariamne Samad, in her own crisp and ... (0 Comments)

Happy Birthday, Marcus Garvey (2010)

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Marcus, the dream is never too much to bear
even when I feel like crawling into a corner & falling asleep ...
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Marcus Garvey Rootz Extravaganza

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Marcus Garvey, National Hero of Jamaica, full-...Image via Wikipedia



The Rootz Foundation Incorporated will host the annual Marcus Garvey Rootz Extravaganza tomorrow, Tuesday, August 17), in ...
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"Counting the Ways and Marrying True Minds" by Pamela Mordecai

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Counting the Ways and Marrying True Minds

"Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediments."
William Shakespeare ...
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Bunny Wailer Interview with Colin Grant

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BUNNY WAILER
In a rare interview Colin Grant catches up with reggae legend Bunny Wailer on his tour bus at ...
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Call for Submission: Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters

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Poem by Jacqueline Bishop 
Image © Tony Monsanto







Calabash, the Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters at the New York University ... filed under accepting submissions (0 Comments)

FIU/ Books&Books International Writers Conference: Grand Cayman

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FIU/Books&Books International Writers Conference




2010 FIU/Books& Books International Writers Conference--Grand Cayman

Co-sponsored by FIU's MFA Program ...
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