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A celebration of the work of Maryse Condé in the Caribbean context, “Maryse Condé and Caribbean Crossings,” will be held on May 10, 2024, in London, UK. Jointly organized by the Centre for Comparative Literature and the Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, it will feature Simone A.…

Welcome to the latest installment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival,

This monograph examines four contemporary French-language Caribbean women playwrights and how their works engage in global trends in postcolonial theatre.

Translating Amanda Gorman, The Absurdity Of Identity Profiling Amanda Gorman at the Biden-Harris inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021 - Europa Press/Contacto/ZUMA       After the young Black American poets breakthrough at Bidens inauguration, some say her work shouldnt be translated by white non-women. One woman writer from Martinique says these critics are undermining the essence of translation. Efforts to translate the celebrated poem that Amanda Gorman, the young Blac...