The author of the T.S. Eliot Prize–shortlisted Measures of Expatriation traces her devious route through the landscapes of language, in conversation with Anu Lakhan. Bookmark
Ramabai Espinet, author of The Swinging Bridge, and Garfield Ellis, author of The Angels’ Share, read from their novels exploring the complications of family across generations; chaired by Ibrahim Ahmad.... Read More
Ramabai Espinet, author of The Swinging Bridge, and Garfield Ellis, author of The Angels’ Share, read from their novels exploring the complications of family across generations. Bookmark
Peekash presents: the launch of New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean. Presented in partnership with Peekash. Featuring Karen Lord, Ararimeh Aiyejina, Summer Edward, Kevin Jared Hosein, Brandon... Read More
St Lucian John Robert Lee, author of City Remembrances, and Bahamian Sonia Farmer read from their poems about the lives and times of small islands. Bookmark
A new anthology of Trinidadian short fiction makes its debut. Featuring Ian F. Ali, June Aming, Ty N. Batson, Stephen Brown, Elspeth Duncan, Jeanne Mason, Betty Peter, Carolyn S. Seereeram-Harnanan,... Read More
Olive Senior, author of The Pain Tree, and Anton Nimblett, author of Sections of an Orange, discuss writing fictions of past homelands from the vantage point of a new country;... Read More
Hannah Lowe, author of Chan, and Karen McCarthy Woolf, author of A Small Aviary of Birds, read their poems winging through family history and the shape-shifting journeys of art; chaired... Read More
The Trinidad-born former Poet Laureate of Toronto talks to Shivanee Ramlochan about her life in literature across genres, from poetry to fiction to memoir. Bookmark
Make way for Mr. Shakespeare… In Shakespeare’s quatercentenary year, T&T’s writers and musicians bring us news from one of the English language’s greatest writers. With an extempo duel between Gypsy... Read More
Karen Lord and Daniel José Older read from their books and explain why speculative fiction is more politically relevant than ever; chaired by Lisa Allen-Agostini. Bookmark
Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of Bastards of the Reagan Era, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips, author of Heaven, read their works and discuss the state of contemporary American poetry; chaired by... Read More
The 2015 Man Booker Prize winner discusses the power of stories, the pitfalls of fame, and the motivations of music with Marina Salandy-Brown. Bookmark
Feature speaker Michelene Adams discusses the intersections of creative writing and literary scholarship, followed by readings from Writers’ Union members. Bookmark
More than three decades after his death, the poems of Victor Questel — a major creative voice in 1970s T&T — are finally brought to print. Publisher Jeremy Poynting, scholar... Read More
Writer Nell Leyshon reads from her story in a new anthology celebrating the legacies of Shakespeare and Cervantes, and discusses why their classic works have weathered the centuries and still... Read More
Books by three Trinidadian authors make their debut. Featuring: The Repenters, by Kevin Jared Hosein You Have You Father Hard Head, by Colin Robinson The Colour of Shadows, by Judy... Read More
Ascribed to the “first poet” Valmiki, the Ramayana is one of the epic works of world literature, and has been translated into numerous languages over the centuries. Vivek Narayanan presents... Read More