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The 'local' I speak of is my area's local association (not- the distributor -I think you are referring to the publisher back home) I have Olive's publicist's card here, she recently donated a second copy for another fundraiser we did -here. (Publi cist also represents Kamau Braithwaite)
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Kamau Brathwaite was born in the capital city of Barbados, Bridgetown on May 11, 1930. Brathwaite stands as the most recognizable symbol of Barbados literature. Unlike many of his peers Brathwaite maintains strong ties with the community of the West Indies (especially in the realm of education). First as a student, he attended Harrison College (Barbados) before traveling to England to get an honors B.A. (1953) at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he also received a Diploma of Education in 1954.He later received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Sussex (1968), but not before leaving England for a time. During this time, he worked as an education officer in the government of Ghana, and began a career with the University of the West Indies (Jamaica campus) that would last for nearly thirty years. Currently he divides time between Barbados and New York city, where he is affiliated with New York University. Brathwaite gained fame primarily for his poetry, despite a wealth of nonfiction and critical publications. His poetry typically explores the root of the West Indian soul, tracing historical links and events that have contributed to the development of the black population in the Caribbean. In such poems as Rights of Passage, he takes his readers on a journey through time and space, recreating the settings and voices that Caribbean people (and other former Africans) experienced.
source -Writers of the Caribbean </div></div>
Kwame Dawes... http://www.kwamedawes.com/index.htm
Born in Ghana in 1962, Kwame Dawes spent most of his childhood in Jamaica. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of that lush place, citing in a recent interview his “spiritual, intellectual, and emotional engagement with reggae music.” His book Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius remains the most authoritative study of the lyrics of Bob Marley. His eleventh collection of verse, Wisteria: Poems From the Swamp Country was published in January of this year by Red Hen Press. His memoir, A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative also appeared this year from Peepal Tree Press. Excerpts of it were published in Granta and World Literature Today.
He is the Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina, where he Directs the University of South Carolina Arts Institute as well as the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. He has been for six years the Programming Director of the Calabash International Literary Festival, which takes place in Jamaica each year. source-Calabash
Colin can hook you up with him... they are quite close.
The 'local' I speak of is my area's local association (not- the distributor -I think you are referring to the publisher back home) I have Olive's publicist's card here, she recently donated a second copy for another fundraiser we did -here. (Publi cist also represents Kamau Braithwaite)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Biography
Kamau Brathwaite was born in the capital city of Barbados, Bridgetown on May 11, 1930. Brathwaite stands as the most recognizable symbol of Barbados literature. Unlike many of his peers Brathwaite maintains strong ties with the community of the West Indies (especially in the realm of education). First as a student, he attended Harrison College (Barbados) before traveling to England to get an honors B.A. (1953) at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he also received a Diploma of Education in 1954.He later received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Sussex (1968), but not before leaving England for a time. During this time, he worked as an education officer in the government of Ghana, and began a career with the University of the West Indies (Jamaica campus) that would last for nearly thirty years. Currently he divides time between Barbados and New York city, where he is affiliated with New York University. Brathwaite gained fame primarily for his poetry, despite a wealth of nonfiction and critical publications. His poetry typically explores the root of the West Indian soul, tracing historical links and events that have contributed to the development of the black population in the Caribbean. In such poems as Rights of Passage, he takes his readers on a journey through time and space, recreating the settings and voices that Caribbean people (and other former Africans) experienced.
source -Writers of the Caribbean </div></div>
Kwame Dawes... http://www.kwamedawes.com/index.htm
Born in Ghana in 1962, Kwame Dawes spent most of his childhood in Jamaica. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of that lush place, citing in a recent interview his “spiritual, intellectual, and emotional engagement with reggae music.” His book Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius remains the most authoritative study of the lyrics of Bob Marley. His eleventh collection of verse, Wisteria: Poems From the Swamp Country was published in January of this year by Red Hen Press. His memoir, A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative also appeared this year from Peepal Tree Press. Excerpts of it were published in Granta and World Literature Today.
He is the Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina, where he Directs the University of South Carolina Arts Institute as well as the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. He has been for six years the Programming Director of the Calabash International Literary Festival, which takes place in Jamaica each year. source-Calabash
Colin can hook you up with him... they are quite close.
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