Mervyn Morris has just given me an early Christmas present that I’m going to share with you. On Monday, December 7, 2009, I’ll be publishing his poem, “Palimpsest” on this blog. As a student of Mervyn’s poetry, all the hallmarks of his...
Topics: Caribbean, Jamaica, Mervyn Morris, Poetry

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One of the pleasures of attending the Miami Book Fair International 2009 was discovering new books and listening to the authors read—especially when they did it well—from their work. Listening to Caridad Moro-McCormick’s reading from her...
Topics: South Florida writers

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Neal Hall, M.D., graduate of Cornell and Harvard, ophthalmologist and poet, has published a critically acclaimed anthology of verse, Nigger For Life , reflecting his painful, later life discovery, that in “unspoken America," race is the one thing.

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"The Day Jesus Christ Came to Mount Airy" @ UVU *** Copyright Geoffrey Philp, author of Who's Your Daddy?: And Other Stories All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without...
Topics: Who's Your Daddy and Other Stories

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I’d sent out dozens of invitations via Facebook, but I didn't expect to see so many friends on Saturday at the Weekend Author Sessions , Miami Book Fair International 2009 .  The event got off to a great start after the introduction by ..
Topics: Who's Your Daddy and Other Stories

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