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Jamaican Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris UK Visit Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions is delighted to announce a rare visit by Jamaica’s Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris to the UK this October. Professor Morris will be reading his poetry and also talking about Jamaican icon Louise Bennett in Bristol, London (various venues) and Kingston in Surrey, Norwich, […]
Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origin Official Book Tour October 2014 Dates & Locations 8th of October 1pm – 2pm: The Barber Institute – University of Birmingham, B15 2TS 6pm – 9pm: ACSHO Community Centre – 104 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B19 1HJ 15th of October | 7pm – 9pm First […]
Sherlene Adolphe teaches readers how to deal with negative emotions with ‘Oscar J’ ‘OSCAR J’ brings awareness, understanding and acceptance to children and young people of life’s negative experiences With youth being an inquisitive period, they like to be made fully aware of what was, what is and what may possibly be, with a feeling […]
Oh Gad! A Novel by Antiguan and Barbudan writer Joanne C. Hillhouse A stirring novel about a woman facing cross-cultural odds and redefining everything she understands about her family, herself, and the country she’s never really been able to call home. Nikki Baltimore was born in Antigua but grew up with her dad in the […]
Take it Cool: Genealogy & Reggae Music Collide; as British Man’s ‘Odd Quest’ Leads to Jamaican History, Slavery & Underdog Music Star In the witty yet socially-conscious style of Dave Gorman and Tony Hawkes, Jonathan Pinnock takes readers on a music-filled journey as he researches a little-known yet prolific West Indian reggae singer with his […]