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Michael Anthony, Trinidad & Tobago’s ‘oldest living writer’ who vividly captured Caribbean life, dies at 93

‘His work becomes more and more relevant every day’ Originally published on Global Voices The late Trinidadian author Michael Anthony (top left) at the launch of the film adaptation of his novel “Green Days by the River” in 2017. Anthony’s … Continue reading

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Benjamin Zephaniah, a unique British poet with Caribbean roots and a wide appeal in a multicultural society, passes on at age 65

‘He wanted people to question things’ Originally published on Global Voices Benjamin Zephaniah, Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, December 6, 2018. Photo by Edwardx via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. A special tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah for the UK’s Black History … Continue reading

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Jamaica-born Jason Allen-Paisant is the latest Caribbean poet to win the esteemed T.S. Eliot Prize

‘Self-Portrait As Othello’ explores Black masculinity and immigrant identity Originally published on Global Voices Jamaican-British poet and winner of the 2023 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry Jason Allen-Paisant. Photo by Carcanet Press, courtesy Bocas Lit Fest, used with permission. On … Continue reading

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How Caribbean ‘Black Cake’ can help the region transcend its traumatic past

‘Eurocentric structures that invoked a system of racialisation do not disappear because we decide they do not exist’ Originally published on Global Voices Photo of Black Cake, a traditional Caribbean Christmas dessert, taken from Grandma Irma’s Guyanese Black Cake recipe … Continue reading

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