Combining two volumes of short stories, this compilation bridges the gap between the earlier pieces of the author’s previous array and the various and rich prose of a more recent collection. Presentin
Dread Talk examines the effects of Rastafarian language on Creole in other parts of the Carribean, its influence in Jamaican poetry, and its effects on standard Jamaican English. This revised edition
For over a decade, this teachers' guidebook has been widely used in Jamaican schools and in metropolitan schools with Jamaican students. The book indicates the ways in which Jamaican Creole differs fr
Shaped by Velma Pollard’s sense of her Jamaican homeland’s difficult history and unparalleled natural beauties, this poetry collection reaches the heart of Caribbean tragedy, both political and person
Havingdevelopeda significant following among her fellow Jamaicans and in the wider Caribbean world, Velma Pollard seamlessly unites the personal and the political in her latest volume of
These poems express a range of emotions, from affectionate and observant family portraits to the righteous anger of an Afro-Caribbean woman’s truth telling, to tender poems of loss and remembrance. Sh
Caribbean Literary Discourse is a study of the multicultural, multilingual, and Creolized languages that characterize Caribbean discourse, especially as reflected in the language choices that preoc
