By James Ferguson ● Issue 39 (September/October 1999)
Turning point
The early 1950s were something of a boom time for Caribbean literature. London publishers were scrambling to acquire writers such as...
By Simon Lee ● Issue 41 (January/February 2000)
Miss Bobby and the Tarantula
When I first met Miss Bobby I took her for a Trini. But when she opened her mouth I decided she was a Nowherian. We started going around...
By James Ferguson ● Issue 41 (January/February 2000)
In the Rain Forest of the Mind
Few places on earth are as remote or mysterious as Guyana’s interior. While the capital Georgetown and the other main settlements cling...
Literature, People, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago
By James Ferguson ● Issue 43 (May/June 2000)
The worlds of Lawrence Scott
Lawrence Scott could be excused if he felt a twinge of apprehension as he flew to Trinidad in October 1998. He was on his way to launch a...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 137 (January/February 2016)
Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2016)
The Merchant of Feathers, by Tanya Shirley (Peepal Tree Press, 64 pp, ISBN 9781845232337) A merchant of feathers sells soft things in hard...
By Kellie Magnus ● Issue 136 (November/December 2015)
Put me in the picture
Soft footsteps followed me down the biscuit aisle. A pair of ackee-seed eyes peered at me from around the milk refrigerator. A small head...
By Shivanee Ramlochan ● Issue 136 (November/December 2015)
Caribbean Bookshelf (November/December 2015)
The Star Side of Bird Hill, by Naomi Jackson (Penguin Press, 304 pp, ISBN 9781594205958) “Oh dear heart. Too much of even what you love...
By Judy Raymond ● Issue 136 (November/December 2015)
Gerard Besson: “I’m such a set of loose ends”
I only became white recently, you know. I remember the day — but that’s another story. Daddy was white and blond, and looked like Bing...