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[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for sharing this information and all related links.] The 40th edition of Marché de la Poésie [Paris Poetry Market] runs from June 7 to 11, 2023, at Saint-Sulpice, Paris (6th), France.   Participating poets from the Caribbean are Jacinth Browne-Howard (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Cyndi Celeste (Barbados), Víctor Andrés…

Come June this year, 10 poets from around the Caribbean region will be showcasing their work at one of the most important literary events in Europe - one of them is Vincentian writer and teacher, Jacinth Browne-Howard.

A young Vincentian writer who answered the National Public Library’s recent call for storytellers has penned her first children’s story on the strength of mother figures. “My mom the superhero” is available in its entirety on the Facebook page of the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Public Library under the video series, “Online Story Time” and it is read by the author herself, Janielle Browne. After this publication, SEARCHLIGHT …

Submittd by Camille Musser    March is almost here! The special month of the year when all women are celebrated. A time to look around and admire the work done by women in our society. Historically March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day. A day when the spotlight is focused on women’s accomplishments and contributions.   Today , March is a month-long celebration of women. Here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), …

La Soufriere erupted on April 9, 2021, and rocked not only Vincentians but it also had a drastic impact on the lives and livelihoods of persons in Barbados for days on end. For almost two to three weeks, Barbadians were on edge as to when will the

By Janielle Browne First place winner in 2021 H. Nigel Thomas / UWI Open Campus Fiction Competition   By the time my brother was fourteen, he had had his first woman. It was easy to tell; something was just different about him. Perhaps it was in the way that a bit of his teenage awkwardness was replaced with a mannish confidence. Maybe it was the way he now swaggered instead …

By-: Janielle Browne Third place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition   Cinder   I wish I could say something cliche Like I am the Phoenix rising from the ashes But it’s never been that simple. I am the volcanic ash— I am everywhere. I am the fist in your chest, The crack in your voice The speck in your eye The burn …

By-: Janielle Browne Third place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition   Cinder   I wish I could say something cliche Like I am the Phoenix rising from the ashes But it’s never been that simple. I am the volcanic ash— I am everywhere. I am the fist in your chest, The crack in your voice The speck in your eye The burn …

By Janielle Browne First place winner in 2021 H. Nigel Thomas / UWI Open Campus Fiction Competition   By the time my brother was fourteen, he had had his first woman. It was easy to tell; something was just different about him. Perhaps it was in the way that a bit of his teenage awkwardness was replaced with a mannish confidence. Maybe it was the way he now swaggered instead …