Tag: Poetry

Poetry Books by Jamaican Author and Poetess Denise N. Fyffe

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Poetess Denise N. Fyffe My given name is Denise Fyffe. As a child, I was a spawn of the creative influence that means drama, skits, singing in the school choir, making and painting little flowers and designing cards for my friends and loved ones. It seems unreal for me to vaguely remember writing novellas in … Continue reading Poetry Books by Jamaican Author and Poetess Denise N. Fyffe

Valley of Chaya book

Featured Book: Valley of Chaya By Tracey Hoffmann

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Valley of Chaya by Tracey Hoffmann. $5.49 from Smashwords.com This first book in the Valley of Chaya series sets a new benchmark in Christian fiction excellence. The book is best described as an action adventure, suspense, love story. It is set in the world of human trafficking but has been written with sensitivity and care … Continue reading Featured Book: Valley of Chaya By Tracey Hoffmann

The Heart of Applebutter Hill book

Featured Book: The Heart of Applebutter Hill by Donna W. Hill

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The Heart of Applebutter Hill 14-year-old Adiaphoran refugees Baggy and Abigail are a bit cynical, as they are alone in a new country. Rounded up with other refugee kids, they live in Transition House at the Plumkettle Learning Center until they are placed with guardians. Photographer Baggy moves into a berm house containing a WWII periscope … Continue reading Featured Book: The Heart of Applebutter Hill by Donna W. Hill

Secrets from a Manhattan Broker book

Featured Book: Secrets from a Manhattan Broker by Alex Zane Coleman

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Secrets from a Manhattan Broker: Things Your Rental Broker Doesn't Want You to Know Have you ever wondered why finding an apartment in Manhattan can be such a frustrating, daunting experience? Have you ever thought that maybe those advertisements that you see on Craigslist could be for fake apartments? Do you wonder about what goes … Continue reading Featured Book: Secrets from a Manhattan Broker by Alex Zane Coleman

Jamaican Writers: Feature on Louise Bennett, Ms. Lou

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Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator. Writing and performing her poems in what was known as Jamaican Patois or Creole, she was instrumental in having this "dialect" of the people given literary recognition in its own right … Continue reading Jamaican Writers: Feature on Louise Bennett, Ms. Lou

Jamaican Writers: A Chat with Louise Bennett (1992)

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INTERVIEW: A Chat with Louise Bennett (1992) Caribbean Writer Volume 12 - Lilieth Lejo Bailey Louise Bennett, a Jamaican folk poet and performer, has been instrumental in giving "voice" to the intellectual and cultural identities of the Jamaican peasantry. In using her art to record the life of ordinary Jamaicans, Louse Bennett has been recognized … Continue reading Jamaican Writers: A Chat with Louise Bennett (1992)