"In 1972 while doing my post-graduate studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, famous poet and storyteller Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett came on campus to perform for us. It was after listening to Miss Lou, that right there and then, I decided to try my hand at writing..."
- Poet Laureate Paul Keens-Douglas shares his thoughts on the significance of poetry and the need for more efforts to be made to bolster poetry appreciation in a feature published in today's Sunday Newsday.
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For World Poetry Day (March 21, 2018), we asked members of the Circle of Poets to tell us what poetry means to them. We’ll be sharing their entries here with you over the coming days. |