By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Sistah, Lif yuh head up Pon yuh two foot, yuh fi tan up. Nuh mek nuh baddy tun yuh ova Nuh mek nuh man beat yuh shouldah. Sistah, Girl lif yuh head high, Achieve yuh goals, as far an as wide. Aim to … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Sistah, Lif yuh head up
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, defy, Denise N. Fyffe Mi god, what a heat; Di temperature gaan up and mi can feel nuh breeze. Dis yah hurricane effect jus a linger sah, Mi days dem miserable an di night dem wussarah. Mi god, what a heat; Everytime six o’clock come me vex. Mi … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Mi god, what a heat
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2014, Poetess Denise N. Fyffe Oonu see it, Dem yah storm yah no sweet. Mi wrap up cozy inna mi bed, Nex ting mi knuh, Rain a fall inna mi head. Nuh sick it waan fi mek me sickly, But one dime me nuh have, Afta me nuh picknie; … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Hurricane Gustav Storm (written in Jamaican Patois)
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Is Jamaica due this? Crime and violence, Is like saliva on our lips; Are we so jaded and blind in the eye That we have basked In the rays of corruption, all this time; Is Jamaica due this? The shootings and killings, … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Is Jamaica due this?
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe I tink dis country should just stop; Take a breath An rally back Mi tink it just need fi collapse...again Just do somin drastic an reboot Before we corrupt every single atom in di cranium of we yutes; I tink dis worl fi … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Wat I Tink
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess defy, Denise N. Fyffe Royal empress so divine Arm outstretched like the grape vine Beauty radiant in the Caribbean sun Jamaica is royal, an empress That bids you to come; In scores and thousands Many traverse the great seas To see the hidden beauty which she keeps; They play … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Royal Jamaica
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess defy, Denise N. Fyffe Mother Bearer and protector Of dark haired picknies Running down streets and traversing your countryside and Cockpit country; You bear in and out of season Feeding us yellow succulent mangoes Red juicy plums and apples And rain down giant breadfruits and nourishing coconuts; … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Mother Jamaica
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess defy, Denise N. Fyffe Jamaica is an Amazing Musical paradise that Attracts global attention and produces Icons in music, track and Culture; we are At all times blessed and a blessing; Justice And fairness to all mankind; a Mecca of Chinese, Indian, Syrian, African influence, a melting … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Jamaica, Jamaica
Four emerging writers from Trinidad and Tobago are among eight finalists for the much-coveted 2014 Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize, now in its second year. The formal announcement of these finalists will be made today at the media launch of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest at Nalis, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain. The Prize, administered … Continue reading Jamaican Writers: Two Jamaican writers Finalists for the 2014 Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize
Diane Browne’s Island Princess in Brooklyn (Jamaica, Carlong Publishers Caribbean), A-dZiko Simba Gegele’s All Over Again (Jamaica, Blouse & Skirt Books) and Colleen Smith Dennis’ Inner City Girl (Jamaica, LMH Publishing) have been named as nominees for the award. An initiative of the Bocas Literary Festival, held in Trinidad, the Burt Award’s aim is to … Continue reading Three Jamaican Novels Up For Burt Award
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