The Golden Tongue Award will be awarded to the winners of an annual poetry competition taking place in Mandeville on February 28th. The entrant(s) will be asked to write a poem depicting and reflecting some aspect of Jamaican life in a positive and realistic way. The poems entered will be

piling worn clothes from a suitcase to the floor my heart strings tangled up in my dirty jeans i love u more overseas and it takes two watches to count the days and watch the time go by and it takes more than worry to let me lose my sight

YardEdge’s guest blogger, Karen Hutchinson talks to Millicent Graham. Confession time: the very first time I saw Millicent Graham I thought she was a flake. Why? It was the Calabash Literary Festival 2009, she was slated to read from her spanking new collection of poetry, The Damp in Things, and

YE: Why are you a writer/poet? Tanya: Primarily because I’ve always loved to read and that inspired my imagination and my love for words. Reading a lot from an early age made me want to create my own stories. I’ve also been inspired by family members who loved to give

Photo contribed by www.christopherspenn.com   Dog For A Day! Yipee! I’m a dog for the day! Other dogs please come out and play. We’ll play ball and tug-o-war, We can’t play with my shoe because it tore. After all this excitement we’ll have a drink, Fron the highest point in

For more about Charlie Bobus and his work, see the 2 part interview with Charlie Bobus Motivating the masses with a positive message – Charlie Bobus, Professional Dub Poet

Jamaican poet, Dr. Velma Pollard along with Earl McKenzie are launching two books of poetry on Sunday, November 23 at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at 11 am.   Earl McKenzie is launching Almond Leaf and Velma Pollard, Leaving Traces, both published by Peepal Tree Press this year. 

YardEdge talks to Ainsley Burrows, Jamaican poet who was recently featured in the new Guiness TV ad shown above. YardEdge: Why are you a writer? Poet? Ainsley: I am a writer and a poet because I realized that this was the reason why I was put here. YardEdge: When did

Ainsley Burrows, a Jamaican poet and performer stars in this new Guinness “Journey to Greatness” ad. Shot in New Jersey, the ad now airs across the Caribbean. Ainsley Burrows has been performing widely in Europe and has won Best International Performer in 2001 and 2002 from the Farrago Poetry Cafe

Sunday, August 31, 2008 @ 7pm Roof Terrace, Altamont Court Hotel 1-5 Altamont Terrace, New Kingston The show will also feature art and jewelry displays from Jamaican artists. Admission $500 presold, $700 at the gate Ticket Outlets: Bookophilia Bookstore & Cafe @ 92 Hope Road (beside Starapples) T.G.I. Fridays’ Kingston