The Caribbean Writer - Volume 14

By Erika J. Waters

The Caribbean Writer is an international literary anthology with a Caribbean focus, published in the spring of each year by the University of the Virgin Islands and sponsored by the Research and Public Service component and the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962860638
• ISBN13: 9780962860638
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Univ of the Virgin Islands
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Fine Taste and Feel of Caribbean Literature

This 12th volume of Caribbean Writer is as satisfying as the previous annual editions. It's one of those books I keep with me all the time. According to your place and mood, you can open it up and read a quick poem or settle into one of the short stories.One of the things that makes it most enjoyable is the perspective of the different voices. The emphasis of the literature is that the stories be set in or about the Caribbean. So one feels the voices of not only native born islanders who have remained in or returned to the Caribbean, but those who have migrated to all parts of the world. Some of the writers are Americans, Africans and Europeans who do or have lived in the Caribbean and write of their experiences. It's a wonderful collection.In this edition, I especially enjoyed Jamaican born, Opal Palmer Adisa's personal essay "The Swelling of the Womb/the Forging of a Writer." She details her increased productivity as a writer after becoming a mother. Fathers or mothers who know what it's like to balance creative time with child rearing will appreciate this essay.Also, make sure you check out Christopher Miller's poem "Mango Madness." If that doesn't make you want to eat a mango, nothing will!Enjoy.