The youth presence at the August 13 Jamaica Poetry Festival was strong enough to warm the heart of an old head like Yasus Afari, its founder.
While stalwarts again dominated the event, held ...
It was a week of hope, starting with Yasus Afari's Jamaica Poetry Festival which sparkled with the classic poetry of Professor Edward Baugh, the youthful voice of octogenarian Boris Gardiner, and ...
The 13th staging of the Jamaica Poetry Festival inside the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on August 13 was a Sunday dessert of spoken words, songs and movements. And the piece de resistance for the evening was Professor Edward Baugh’s poetic verve...
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A leader of the roots-reggae revival during the 1990s, Yasus Afari shows similar passion for the preservation of Jamaica's creative arts.
The poet's latest venture, the Jamaica Poetry Festival, t...
Come August 13, the late Harry Belafonte, Louise Bennett-Coverley, and poet Khalil Gibran will be honoured at the Jamaica Poetry Festival.
"I just hasten to say that we have been engaging wit...
Yasus Afari, organiser of the annual Poetry in Motion (PiM), is promising something special for guests attending the event, which is marking its 20th anniversary on February 26.
According to ...
YASUS Afari, conceptualiser of the Jamaica Poetry Festival, says the 13th staging, held at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Sunday, surpassed previous stagings.
"If we were to compare this year to las...