"Oshun" by Geoffrey Philp
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
“Oshun," which I read at Africando , was first published in xango music and was written in response to the death of James Byrd, Jr . ***
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"Ibises" by Geoffrey Philp
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... head of rain lilies, their pursed lips barely whispering, "Let there be peace in this house." *** Geoffrey Philp is the author of Benjamin, my son, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien , numerous poetry collections, and a children's book, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories . Geoffrey teaches English at Miami Dade College where he is the chairperson of the College Prep. Department at the...
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Jamaica: Slaves
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp has “had enough of these latter day heroes whose bravery exists only in their febrile imaginations. They denigrate the memory of our ancestors who sucked salt, bore the whip and the yoke of slavery, and invented stories in the dark so that one day their children could argue on luxury liners in [...]
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Geoffrey Philp for President!
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
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Jamaica: Poetry Rubric
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
A rubric for assessing poetry? Jamaican Geoffrey Philp is working out the parameters.
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100,000 Hits!
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
When I wrote my first post on 12/13/05, I never thought I'd get 100 visitors--much less 1,000 . Yesterday, Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot had its 100,000th visitor. Give thanks to everyone who has supported this blog by reading, subscribing, commenting, and buying my books. It has been a real pleasure writing these posts and developing some very interesting relationships--many with people...
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Jamaica, U.S.A.: In Memoriam
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp is saddened over the passing of American poet Reginald Shepherd and also posts a poem in memory of the 9-11 firefighters, who lost their lives seven years ago today.
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Jamaica: Soon Come
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
“For me, this was like staring into a mirror and recognizing myself for the first time”: Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp reviews Hugh Hodges' Soon Come, which he says “provides a useful context for understanding Jamaican religions such as Myal, Kumina, Revivalism, and Rastafari and their connection with the work of poets…”
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Jamaica, Guyana: New Publishing House?
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp reports that “as publishing opportunities for Caribbean writers continue to shrink…Derek Walcott, David Dabydeen, and Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo have agreed to pursue the development of a Caribbean publishing house located in Guyana.”
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Around The Blogosphere 02 September 08
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The delicacy of the art of blogging defined! I found it in the "comments" section of a post on Geoffrey Philp 's blog. Buddhist monks and sand mandalas. That's it! Bloggers are like the monks, spending hours carefully crafting articles (sand mandalas) which are posted and then wash out into the digital sea. PopCandy : Does the GOP presidential ticket remind you of, uh, Battlestar Galactica...
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Watching for Hurricane Ike
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Most of the computer models predict that Hurricane Ike will stay to the south of South Florida. We're not taking any chances though. We've got the water, food, and other supplies . *** Click here for a free subscription to Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot
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