3 Meditations and a Mouthful: Evelyn Nathan’s Train to Skaville
pil·grim ( ) (plgrm)n.1. A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place.2. One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred. 3. A traveler.4. Pilgrim One of the English Separatists who founded the colony ofPlymouth in New England in 1620.[Middle English, from Old French peligrin, from Late Latin pelegrnus,alteration […]
Bob ‘Tuff Gong’ Marley at Sixty One
“The spirit of community, is the greatest feeling of humanity” –Bob Marley Bob Marley’s story is one of the 20th century’s most powerful and compelling human dramas. A profound songwriter and a prolific musician, Marley died at age 36 from melanoma cancer. His meteoric rise to international cultural importance and musical significance made him one […]
An Imperative: The Training of Lead Learners as Classroom Professionals
Some years ago, in preparation for the yearly staff development seminars we were involved in conducting in Jamaica, I initiated our first session with the statement that is contained in the next section of this paper, (A Community of Learners). This was more than a decade ago, and this opinion is even more germane entering […]
Investment boom in Jamaica, business confidence high… but!
That’s because 2005 has been a record year in Jamaica’s tourism sector, andinvestors from the United States, Spain, and China have flocked to theisland with a series of plans for large-scale developments in major touristregions. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, about to demit office in March, seized themoment to showcase accomplishments during his tenure at a […]
Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley by Christopher John Farley
Contribution: Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley by Christopher John Farley “Christopher J. Farley has respect for the root of black music and art…Trust me,Mr. Farley clearly makes one feel the importance of a culture.” – Chuck D, Public Enemy “Want to know how Bob Marley made it from nothing to become the […]
Jamaican Dancehall
Booming bassCatchy rhythmsSensual lyricsRed Stripe beerHeinekenTingFat ganja spliffGoat head soupSweaty menHalf-naked womenBodies writhingOn the dance floorAgainst speakersIn dark cornersGun fingers risingDeejay shoutingDance instructionsTo the cadenceof the booming bassCatchy rhythmsAnd a lone RastamanObserves the dancehall sceneAnd appreciates this…Jamaican culture.
I am Earth, the Great Mother
I was destined to bear childrenSo I carry them,gracefully,load heavybelly and bosoms swollenplums, oranges, mangoes and melonsMy hips flow lush rainforesttrickling streamsrushing riversmagnificent waterfalls-this body is many a greedy man’s downfallbetween my legs rest meadowsas vast as the oceans are deepMy eyes are the color of the rich soilfound in Africa and the CaribbeanHair sprouts […]
Weakness For Words
i have a weakness for words.all kindsa words,like nouns, adjectives, and verbsthis verbal appreciationmanifests itselfby makin me like brotherswit’ good conversationnothing like a manwith tight word gamewho can make a womanfeel just rightthink she seeing the lighta man who ain’t kickin’the same lame gamethat no sane woman should be down withmy major weakness is wordsi […]
The Wanderer
He wanders through lifegleaning little bits of wisdom from each experiencefor just as Earth is the great MotherLife is the best Teacherand as he travels down this patheverydayhe drops nuggets of knowledgealong the waywillingly he allows the narrow and stablemindedto exist vicariously through himfor, unstable though he may be,he is the vessel in which wisdom […]
Queen Nanny Of The Maroons – The Mother Of A Nation
It is night in the Blue Mountains. The year is 1734. There is no noise save the occasional hoot of an owl or the shriek of a bat enjoying its evening feast. A visitor might think the place uninhabited, but this is a warrior’s camp – Maroon soldiers and look outs are posted along every […]
