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Oct 9, 2008
Cuban diaspora blogger Child of the Revolution disagrees with the suggestion of an “independent scholar” that “lifting the embargo is no longer ‘just a noble but hopeless idea' but smart politics.”
Tagged: politics, americas, english, history, media, ideas, cuba, roundups, economics, diaspora, international relations, u s a, cyber activism
Oct 1, 2008
A rubric for assessing poetry? Jamaican Geoffrey Philp is working out the parameters.
Tagged: education, americas, english, language, ideas, roundups, literature, jamaica, diaspora
Sep 22, 2008
So says Sahar . On the occasion of World Peace Day she writes: Look at the world – where is peace? It is shy and illusive. There is turmoil and war. There is distrust and fear of the other. There are hearts bleeding …
Tagged: politics, iraq, technology, english, photography, weblog, literature, humanitarian, diaspora, middle east and 038 north africa
Sep 11, 2008
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp is saddened over the passing of American poet Reginald Shepherd and also posts a poem in memory of the 9-11 firefighters, who lost their lives seven years ago today.
Tagged: americas, english, history, language, roundups, literature, jamaica, disaster, diaspora, u s a
Sep 10, 2008
“For me, this was like staring into a mirror and recognizing myself for the first time”: Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp reviews Hugh Hodges' Soon Come, which he says “provides a useful context for understanding …
Tagged: americas, english, language, religion, ideas, roundups, literature, jamaica, diaspora