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[Many thanks to Annie Paul for bringing this book to our attention.] Kei Miller’s Things I Have Withheld (Grove Press) is due on the shelves in September 2021. Publishers Weekly writes, “Jamaican poet and novelist Miller (Augustown) gives a searing voice to ‘the things I have been trying so hard to write’ in this entrancing… ....
by Bajan Reporter / May 7th, 2021 Tamara Lowe, a poet from the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, kicked off the annual Bocas Lit Fest with her poem “ To You Who Love Him.” She was the first in a packed lineup of Regional authors, poets and spoken word artists to perform at the 2021 staging of the annual three-day event presented by the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. “ This is so surreal for me,” says Lowe, who made her Festival debut this year and was encouraged to enter by Dominican author/poet and 2020 Bocas participant Celia Sorhaindo. “ I submitted the poem with no real expectations and to be selected, and then to participate – it is just a great feeling. I was blown away! I am grateful to the organisers of the Bocas Lit Festival for this amazing opportunity.” ....
Article by Social Share Port of Spain – The Trinidadian-born poet, Desiree Seebaran, Saturday won the 2021 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP), defeating entrants from seven other Caribbean countries for the region’s only prize for emerging writers. St Lucia-born poet Canisia Lubrin won the One Caribbean Media (OCM) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Lubrin’s “The Dyzgraphxst”, a book-length poem published by Penguin Random House Canada, was announced the overall winner by chief judge, Trinidadian-British poet Vahni Capildeo. In the third and final year of the Prize, dedicated to the advancement of new Caribbean voices, Seebaran won out over two poets from Trinidad and Tobago, Akhim Alexis and Jay T. John. ....
St Lucia-born poet Canisia Lubrin is the 2021 winner of the One Caribbean Media (OCM) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Lubrin’s The Dyzgraphxst, a book-length poem published by Penguin Random House Canada, was announced the overall winner by chief judge, Trinidadian-British poet Vahni Capildeo, during a virtual presentation streamed live via the Bocas Lit Fest website, Facebook and YouTube channel last night. The NGC Bocas Lit Fest started on Friday and ends today. The Canada-based poet, winner of the Bocas Lit poetry prize, was one of three genre category-topping authors shortlisted for the coveted OCM award and US$10,000 prize. Jamaica-born Maisy Card’s debut novel, These Ghosts Are Family, winner of the Bocas Lit fiction prize, and T&T’s Andre Bagoo’s wide-ranging collection of essays, The Undiscovered Country, winner of the Bocas Lit non-fiction prize, were the other two finalists. ....
20 Poets You Should Know For National Poetry Month, we re celebrating these bookshelf worthy scribes Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for BET April is National Poetry month and with Amanda Gorman’s historic inauguration performance centering poetry on the world stage, people inside and outside of the literary world are paying extra attention to our country’s scribes during this season. Poets are our mirrors, healers, and judges. They reflect back our values, actions, and priorities. Exciting collections that explore gender identity, immigration experiences, Gullah-Geechee culture, and more are waiting to be added to your bookshelves from these past and present poets. ....