Interview
Tiphanie Yanique by Kim Coleman Foote
Tara Betts by Nicole Sealey
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Celebration of the Word
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. Continue reading
Tiphanie Yanique: Interview
Redefining Caribbean: A Conversation with Tiphanie Yanique
By Kim Coleman Foote
Boston Globe has identified St. Thomas-born Tiphanie Yanique as one of “16 up-and-comers who might make it big in 2010,” which comes as no surprise. Graywolf Press approached the 20-something Drew University professor with an offer to publish her first short story collection, How to Escape from a Leper Colony: A Novella and Stories, released this March. Before the book’s publication, the stories had already grabbed high honors from the literary Continue reading