Jamaica Gleaner Arts &Leisure
Published: Monday Sunday | April 26, 2009
Sunday sauce - Ten black puss
Sunday morning, and the board floor glistened. The scent of Genie floor polish permeated the air in the entire house. In the living room, we were having a delectable breakfast of callaloo and hard-dough bread, with hot home-made chocolate drink. Lively gospel music blared from the AM/FM battery radio, as we chatted about and laughed at our latest family drama. Read More...
The conclusion of ... Primal Desires
Travis was right. Kimmy hated to get out of bed the day after a night out, and would be glad if she didn't have to make the trip to pick up her car. "Alright then, but let me inform them of the arrangements. Let me tell the guys also. I'll meet you outside in 15 minutes." Read More...
Art fest today
For the last six years, a part of the experience at the Liguanea Festival of Fine Art and Photography has been for children to have fun getting hands-on with the paints and clay in the workshops. Read More...
Literary arts - Nuptials interrupted
Claris Wagerhood was young, and in love with Mervin Campbell, who was 'in love' with everybody. He used to play the big drum and she would lead the chorus in the Pleasant Valley AME Zion Church. She was small in size, but had a big voice. And in that thunderous voice, she rebuked Mervin on their wedding day, just as she was expected to say 'I do'. Read More...
Book review - Compelling and informative
Michael Manley is, arguably, independent Jamaica's most polarising figure. His liberal policies, driven by a doctrine of democratic socialism, endeared him to post-colonial youth in the 1970s but alienated the country's middle class. Read More...