Poetry, Caribbean & Latin American
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I Donat
by Kofi-Kasha Makka-Abakan
I! Donat : Continues the tradition Y.S.H.D.A.N I Will Nevah Blackslide I Barbarian Vibes-eth in English Yardie (patois) Stylie Embrace I culture a'WOKE'nly {Worthy Of Kindness&Empathy} battah dung Instutionalized Race-I-sm DEMs PXKMs booklessly...
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Let’s Do Lemonade
Poems to Affirm Truth and Inspire Hope by David A. McAdam
What does it mean to lead a life of hope, faith, and virtue? When faced with a world with less and less of a shared concept of truth, where do we turn? And when life gives us lemons, what can we do? Through this collection of stylistically...
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Poems You Will Love
by Sharon Dorival and Huguette St.Hilaire
May you paint a portrait of who you see Or write some words of what you hear. Do not allow yourself to be judged by the thoughts in your head, Nor hang on your walls slanted biases. This collection of free verse poetry explores the versatile...
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Upon the Token Grass
Musings & Inspirational Experiences of a Jamaican Poet by James T. Golding
A captivating collection of deeply personal yet intensely relatable poems, Upon the Token Grass: Musings and Inspirational Experiences of a Jamaican Poet, captures the past thirty years of the author’s life experiences triumphs and tragedies...
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Joy & Sorrow
Sorrow & Joy-Musings on Mining, Family, Latin America and Society by Peter Sean Daly and Leandra Iraheta
Most of these poems are from the direct experience of the author, be it working at a mine or in mineral exploration, mostly in Canada but also in Latin America, or with my family and including both sorrow and joy with the short life of my son, or...
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Sun, Sky, Sea, and Sometimes Mud!
by Joan Lavern Marshall Wilkinson and Verlyne V Forde
For Joan L. Marshall, there are powerful metaphors buried in the word “mud.” Not just the natural material that squelches under a child’s bare feet when playing at the beach, but complex memories of coming of age in her native Barbados. Sun, Sky,...
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I Barbarian Will Nevah Grovel
The Belt by Kofi Kasha Makka Abakan
Elegy for I Wayward Juvenile Delinquents unceremoniously T-a-k-e-n H-o-m-e by Reactionary Race-I-st Malison-ed Mercenary Murderous Beasts I Barbarian Solemnly In Solidarity In Remembrance For Theirs Bloods Shed, wear, splattered with red, this...
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I Will Nevah Blackslide. I Will Nevah Tek It Back
by Kasha Makka
I Will Nevah Blackslide! I Will Nevah Tek It Back Vibes in Standard English and Yardie-patwa/patois- stylie - Isa relationship wid! Time! Things! Places! People's Attitude, behavior, emotional stable'bility, mental heal'th, spiritual growth - I'd...
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Y.S.H.D.A.N
by Kofi Abakan
The Hope: To rekindle nostalgic memories of yesteryears To you at the beginning of your romantic sexcapade, be cautious You, in a relationship for more than eighteen months, take warning, your time is nigh I hear you old timers. Been there, done...
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Poetic Soul
Moving Gracefully to a Fresh Beat by Maria Hamilton
Love can be delightful, befuddling, disenchanting, its mists and fog clouding your sight. It can turn you inside out, leave you asking yourself “what if?” Through the lens of love and the joy of creating, Maria Hamilton explores the world around...
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