When the Berlin Wall fell, it turned the road to the reunification of Germany into an autobahn – an expressway that led to East and West Germany becoming one Germany again, despite fears in some quarters around the world that this could possibly resuscitate the dreams...

St. Martin poet Lasana M. Sekou at the Great Wall of China, 2004 (Saltwater Collection) GREAT BAY, St. Martin (December 22, 2004)—Poet/author Lasana M. Sekou returned home on December 17 from the International Writers Workshop (IWW) at Hong Kong Baptist University...

Guavaberry fruits from the fertile Colombier hillsides, St. Martin, 2004. (CLF photo) FREETOWN, St. Martin (December 13, 2004) — “Good morning, good morning ah come for meh…put it on the table. …” When serenaders are singing this popular St. Martin verse during the...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (December 7, 2004) — Graphic specialist Angelo Rombley will give what is thought to be the island’s first digital art workshop here on December 29 at the UTS Multipurpose Room, said Jacqueline Sample of House of Nehesi Publishers. Rombley will be...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (November 2004) — The Salt Reaper – Poems from the flats, by the St. Martin poet/author Lasana M. Sekou, was launched here in November 2004. This is the ninth book of verse from whom the likes of George Lamming, Dr. Howard Fergus, and Kamau...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (November 24, 2004) — Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems by Amiri Baraka was just reprinted here -- about one year after it was first published in the Caribbean. Requests for the slim volume of poetry are continuing, according to House of...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (October 31, 2004) — Literature, sports, and tourism will come together on Saturday, November 6, at the book party for The Salt Reaper by Lasana M. Sekou, says Regina La Bega, head of the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau. Caribbean Tourism Day is on...

GREAT BAY, ST. MARTIN (Sept. 2, 2004) — People who would like to start writing their own poems, writing better poems, or reading new examples of great poetry, may not have to look or travel very far. Two of the “Top 7 Books” to start your poetry education were...

St. Martin’s poetry will again be experienced live abroad when poet/artist Drisana Deborah Jack recitesin South Africa at the 8th Poetry Africa Festival in October 2004. Jack is one of an international group of authors slated to recite at the major international...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 1, 2004) — On April 29, 2004, Lt. Gov. Franklyn Richards presented the St. Martin poet/author Lasana M. Sekou with a knighthood that was conferred by Queen Beatrix of the Dutch kingdom on March 16, 2004. The royal decorations constitute the...