Excerpt from Jamaica Observer column published 15 February 2021

By Jean Lowrie-Chin

Co-founder of the Calabash Literary Festival Justine Henzell broke the good news last week that Jamaica was one of 12 countries chosen to participate in “Literature Live Around the World” last Friday. It is a credit to Justine and co-Founder Kwame Dawes that Calabash was chosen alongside the world-famous Jaipur Lit Fest, Edinburgh Book Fest, Toronto Festival of Authors, Emirates Lit from Dubai, Bay Area Book Fest from San Francisco, Ake from Lagos Filba from Buenos Aires and others.

Our poets and novelists made us proud, their pieces enhanced by the beautiful Treasure Beach setting. They were Ann Margaret Lim, Opal Palmer Adisa, Diana McCaulay, Earl McKenzie, Millicent Graham, Mutabaruka, Erna Brodber and Olive Senior.

Congratulations to organisers Kulturoperatørene in Bergen, Norway for providing this feast of creativity which we understand should be available online for the next ten days.