Law and Poetry
Hello dear readers!
It has been quite a while since I last posted on the blog, so I'm furiously trying to catch up. I hope you have been enjoying poetry here on this blog and elsewhere. So much has happened since I last posted, including, sadly, the passing of Sir Derek Walcott, but also the good news of Lorna Goodison being appointed Jamaica's first female Poet Laureate.
I have been hunkered down for the past three years with another passion of mine - the law, and have been pursuing a grueling LLB program. Thankfully, I just finished writing my last three exams, and God willing, I am hoping in August I will have good results.
Now that my LLB program is out of the way, I will be more active on the blog, promoting the work of Caribbean poets, especially newer ones. I am so thankful to a reader who took the time to post a comment which included names of Caribbean poets I did not have on my list. I am so grateful to readers who bring to my attention amazing poets throughout the Caribbean. Thank you also to the other readers who posted very thoughtful comments on my post. I appreciate your patience regarding my delayed responses.
If you live in Canada, I hope you are enjoying the Canada Day celebrations, and to my United States readers, Happy Fourth of July!
Walk good!
It has been quite a while since I last posted on the blog, so I'm furiously trying to catch up. I hope you have been enjoying poetry here on this blog and elsewhere. So much has happened since I last posted, including, sadly, the passing of Sir Derek Walcott, but also the good news of Lorna Goodison being appointed Jamaica's first female Poet Laureate.
I have been hunkered down for the past three years with another passion of mine - the law, and have been pursuing a grueling LLB program. Thankfully, I just finished writing my last three exams, and God willing, I am hoping in August I will have good results.
Now that my LLB program is out of the way, I will be more active on the blog, promoting the work of Caribbean poets, especially newer ones. I am so thankful to a reader who took the time to post a comment which included names of Caribbean poets I did not have on my list. I am so grateful to readers who bring to my attention amazing poets throughout the Caribbean. Thank you also to the other readers who posted very thoughtful comments on my post. I appreciate your patience regarding my delayed responses.
If you live in Canada, I hope you are enjoying the Canada Day celebrations, and to my United States readers, Happy Fourth of July!
Walk good!
Comments
Thanks so much for getting in touch, and for your kind words on the blog. I am so glad you found it. I would be very happy to promote your upcoming Writers' conference in Belize. Congrats on getting that organized. I will definitely spread the word on my blog as well as via my Twitter account. In addition to your website link, please send me any other details you would like to get out to writers in the Caribbean. Kind regards, Yasmin
The conference will take place at the Ak'bol yoga retreat on the gorgeous Ambergris Caye and yoga will be woven into the conference as well.
This is the first time a literary conference has ever taken place in Belize. A book by a Belizean author has not been published since 1982. We're trying to promote the literary arts in Belize and bring it into the fold of the Caribbean literary scene, as well as introduce writers to the rich cultural heritage of the country. We'll have cultural demonstrations as well as a lecture on the history of Belize so that attending authors feel inspired, invigorated, and ready to publish.
All best,
Elizabeth
If I can help in any other way, please let me know. I have noted your Twitter handle and Facebook link. I will certainly promote it on my Facebook page as well.
Take care.
Yasmin