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Seminar on Daniel Thaly

Launch of Dangerous Freedom by Lawrence Scott

The launch of Lawrence Scott’s new historical novel “Dangerous Freedom” took place in March 2021. It included a short film (see video link), readings by the author, and a Q & A session with Margaret Busby, publisher, editor, critic and chair of...

Launch of Riff: the Shake Keane Story by Philip Nanton

Book Launch, Videos

A celebration of the life and times of the jazz musician and poet Shake Keane to launch his biography by Philip Nanton. The video includes contributions from Philip Nanton (talking to Robert Lee), Roland Ramanan (talking to Kevin Le Gendre), Linton Kwesi Johnson and...

Expanding Translation Routes in the Caribbean
Review of Looting Hummingbirds in Reading Translation by Nathan H Dize · Reviewed by Laëtitia Saint-Loubert
Seminar on Daniel Thaly
In this seminar, we celebrate the publication of Looting Hummingbirds: Selected Poems of Daniel Thaly (Papillote Press, 2026).
Vassar College – Grants in Action: Looting Hummingbirds
Professors Mark Andrews and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert publish, Looting Hummingbirds: Selected Poems of Daniel Thaly, Poet of Dominica
Looting Hummingbirds and Daniel Thaly
In the first quarter of the 20th century, Daniel Thaly (1879-1950) of Dominica, then a British Caribbean colony, was one of France’s most celebrated poets.
The Round Table Book Review of Lost and Found
“Digging so much deeper”....In reviewing Lost and Found, Debbie Ransome, former head of the BBC’s Caribbean Service (1997-2011) and now editor of the Commonwealth Round Table, writes:

Books from the Caribbean

Seminar on Daniel Thaly

Launch of Dangerous Freedom by Lawrence Scott

Launch of Riff: the Shake Keane Story by Philip Nanton