On Sunday, June 12, 2011 at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY; The Caribbean Cultural Theater presented “Celebration of the Word – An Evening of Letter, Lyrics and Ol’ Talk.” The event invited 11 spoken word artists, claiming seven nationalities to join in commemorating five years of Poets & Passion – A Caribbean Literary Lime. Poets & Passion, a program of the Caribbean Cultural Theater, hosts readings throughout New York City.

Readers included Robert Antoni, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Merle Collins, Jacinth Henry Martin, Marlon James, Anton Nimblett, Elizabeth Nunez, Ras Osagyefo, Everton Sylvester, Yolaine St. Fort, and Tiphanie Yanique.

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