Judge Spotlight: Nicolette Bethel
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2012 Bocas Lit fest blogger Welcome, Bocas enthusiasts, to our first judge spotlight on a poet. Poetry is tricky, isn’t it? I think most poets would classify the art and practice of being a poet, of writing poems (with or without prospect of pay) as hazardous, uncertain, and necessary. Here is how […]
Judge Spotlight: Lise Winer
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2012 Bocas Lit fest blogger “I’m very interested in things that look like something but aren’t, things that are marginalized and misunderstood…I was very interested in the question of historical development, because Trinidad was this meeting place of some very great cultural inputs: African, Spanish, French, British and East Indian. Much more […]
Judge Spotlight: Achy Obejas
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2012 Bocas Lit fest blogger Greetings, Bocas enthusiasts! As you might have read on the site earlier, official manuscript submissions for this year’s prize were closed on January 6th. Around four dozen titles were entered for consideration, and the judging panel has been hard at work for some time now, eagerly poring […]