Geoffrey Philp

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Biography

Geoffrey Philp has written two novels, Benjamin, My Son and Garvey’s Ghost; five poetry collections, Exodus and Other Poems, Florida Bound, Hurricane Center, Xango Music, and Dub Wise; two collections of short stories, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien and Who’s Your Daddy?, and three children’s books, Marcus and the Amazons, Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories, and The Christmas Dutch Pot Baby. His work is represented in nearly every anthology of Caribbean literature, and he is one of the few writers whose work has been published in the Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories and Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse. A former James Michener Fellow at the University of Miami, Philp was a Jamaica Diaspora Luminary Honoree for Literature (2016) and his poem, A Prayer for my Children, is featured on The Poetry Rail at The Betsy in an homage to 12 writers that shaped Miami culture. He is currently working on a collection of poems, “Letter from Marcus Garvey.”

Years Attended

2019, 2019 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2019 Children’s Festival Participant, 2019 Workshop Facilitator

Geoffrey Philp

Author, Children's Author
Jamaica
Events Featuring Geoffrey Philp
2019
Marcus and the Amazons
Children's Festival, Festival Programme Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Children's Library Reading Room
2019
Take Two: Marcia Douglas and Geoffrey Philp
Festival Programme Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
AV Room
2019
Flash fiction, with Geoffrey Philp
Festival Programme, Workshops Event
Workshop Event
Event Date:
1st Floor Seminar Room
2019
Take Two: Muli Amaye (A House with No Angels) and Geoffrey Philp (Garvey’s Ghost)
Festival Programme Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
AV Room