Cultural Voice

C ountry of Origin : Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form: Poetry   L oves to travel to: Paris, France T rend you love: Increased Accessibility of Literature   U nderground artist to watch : Jamaican Painter Kai Watson R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker: Risk Tolerant A rtistic Side : Anything I'm Passionate About L ife Motto: Plant More Grass V ery good at: Conceptualizing New Ideas O utspoken about: Injustice  I nspired by: Excellence C ultural Icon : Edward Baugh  E veryone should try this once: Reading One Book A Month For A Year 

The Department of Literatures In English, University of the West Indies, Mona, had the honour of launching Professor emeritus Edward Baugh’s Black Sand and Cultural Voice was present. Representatives of the Department came out in their numbers, special mention was made of Sir Kenneth Hall, and Professor Roy Augier. In the audience Velma Pollard, Victor Chang, Karen Ford-Warner, Judith Hamilton, Genevieve Vassell, Monica Minott, Tanya Batson, Earl McKenzie, Erna Brodber, Norval  Edwards, Schontal Moore and Paula-Ann Porter  were among those who showed their support. Professor Carolyn Cooper, a former student who studied at the feet of Professor Baugh, consoled the poet and scholar, who bemoaned writing too few poems (less than 100) thus far. She assured him that his giving of his life to teaching was indeed another form of poetry much appreciated by his many students. Tanya Shirley introduced Dr. Michael Bucknor, who introduced Professor Edward Baugh, the ...

                                                                                    "We all play roles in life." - Olive Senior A Cultural Voice representative was present at the UWI writing workshop hosted by Olive Senior on Saturday January 21, at the University of the West Indies, titled "Creating Memorable Characters in Prose or Poetry." Participants were warned to come prepared to write and participate. As an opening exercise each participant chose a random photograph from a stack provided.  The challenge was to  manipulate perspectives with respect to: voice,...