‘As a writer, I always say that there are always at least two stories, or two poems you’re working with: the one you want to tell, and the one that has to tell itself through you.’
Tobago-born writer Philip receives Windham-Campbell Prize - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday newsday.co.tt - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.co.tt Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tobago-born writer M NourbeSe Philip receives Windham-Campbell Prize - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday newsday.co.tt - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.co.tt Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When M. NourbeSe Philip’s work on a slave ship massacre was translated without her consent, she didn’t recognize it anymore. Who ultimately owns the stories we tell?