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James Longenbach, a prominent poet and critic, was considered a giant in his field.

West Indies, Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United States, the islands stretch 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southeastward, then 500 miles (800 km) south, then west along the north coast of Venezuela on the South American mainland. Three major physiographic divisions constitute the West Indies: the Greater Antill...

For too long our country, Saint Lucia, has been robbed of its true worth/value by an education system that has been crying...

Louis Chude-Sokei, whose scholarly research is on the intersection of race, sound, music, and technology, says imagination can bring groups of people together and help them flourish.

The double-edged legacy of the Trinidadian writer’s wealthy family, traced across continents, religions and cultures, weighs heavy in this sprawling yet compelling debut