Close-up black and white portrait of the poet Derek Walcott, an older man with a moustache.

Derek Walcott, OBE

Derek Walcott, OBE, is a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist. He is the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including the Nobel

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March 17, 2015 No Comments

Film: Walcott as Poet and Seer

Documentary ∙ 2014 ∙ 63 mins ∙ Trinidad & Tobago. Director: Jean Antoine-Dunne. Rating: All Ages. A penetrating documentary on the language and ideas of

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April 30, 2017 No Comments

Walcott on Stage

In tribute to the late St. Lucian Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, inaugural winner of the OCM Bocas Prize in 2011, a series of readings from

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April 30, 2017 No Comments

Film: Walcott as Poet and Seer

Documentary ∙ 2014 ∙ 63 mins ∙ Trinidad & Tobago. Director: Jean Antoine-Dunne. Rating: All Ages. A penetrating documentary on the language and ideas of

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April 27, 2017 No Comments

Walcott vs. Brathwaite?

Forty years ago, Derek Walcott and Kamau Brathwaite seemed to many readers like opposing poles of Caribbean poetry. How accurate was this idea then, and

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May 3, 2015 No Comments

Joanne Haynes

Joanne Haynes is the founder of Pepperpot Productions and is an award-winning writer, educator, youth motivator and rapso performer. Her first novel, Walking is a

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October 16, 2026 No Comments

Literary Tour of Central Trinidad

A virtual literary tour of Central Trinidad, with readings from Derek Walcott’s “The Saddhu of Couva”, Kevin Jared Hosein’s Hungry Ghosts, Harold Sonny Ladoo’s No

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July 9, 2026 No Comments

Rawle Gibbons

Born in Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago, Rawle Gibbons is a playwright, director and educator. He has taught at the School of Drama, Jamaica, with Mr.

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March 24, 2026 No Comments
Collage of photos showing speakers, attendees, and children at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest.
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NGC’s exit and the Bocas Lit Fest

It is time for the state and the private sector, together, to establish an arts-funding agency that will not be a political football and is properly constituted with strict funding rules to avoid nepotism and other forms of corruption.

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September 20, 2025 No Comments
Bocas Bulletin

Bocas Book Bulletin: August 2025

Welcome to the latest instalment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and

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August 1, 2025 No Comments

Dante’s Inferno

Dante’s Inferno: A New Translation (Carcanet Press), by former Poet Laureate of Jamaica Lorna Goodison reconstitutes the 14th century narrative, so it is told in

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August 1, 2025 No Comments
A Jackie Hinkson sketch of the Old Fire Station and National Library in Port of Spain, featuring event information for the 10-year anniversary of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest.

10 year commemorative poster, signed by Jackie Hinkson

Limited edition 10 year commemorative poster signed by the artist Donald “Jackie” Hinkson.
20″ W x 28″ H
Offset printing on 12pt matte paper.

This item is not available for delivery/ shipping. Once your order has been processed, it can be collected at the office of the Bocas Lit Fest, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair, Port of Spain.

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March 25, 2025 No Comments
Submissions for the OCM Bocas Prize are now open across poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. Visit www.bocaslitfest.com for guidelines on this celebration of Caribbean literature.
OCM Bocas Prize

OCM BOCAS Prize Opens For 2024

The latest round of the region’s most coveted literary award, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, is now open for entries. Sponsored by One

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September 14, 2023 No Comments
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