By Shana L. Calixte | Posted: August 02, 2005
This month, we bring you exciting news from the Caribbean Literary Festival, Calabash, which took place this past May. CaribbeanTales was invited to participate in this one of kind gathering, and brings you video highlights from the event.
In this issue, we offer a review of Calabash, with video clips highlighting some of the powerful performances of the festival. Our Storyteller of the Month, Calabash festival co-organizer Kwame Dawes is profiled in this edition, and we also showcase some of his poetry in our new section, Poetry Corner.
Staceyann Chin, energetic and engaging spoken word poet is also profiled in our Author Blog section. Check out our stunning clips from her performance at Calabash, and a link to her on line blog where you can read Staceyann, “in her own words”.
Around the Fire, the section of our newsletter aimed at highlighting "Tales from the African Diaspora" brings you a review of Afrofest, Toronto's African cultural festival. Editor Tumelo Phali also introduces filmmaker and professor, Manthia Diawara, who was also in attendance at the Calabash festival.
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