Poetry

​RIP Phife Dawg “Trini Gladiator”

Reading Time 2 minsA Tribe Called Quest [ATCQ] is known for their optimistic, socially conscious brand of rap. Like with many other dynamic bands, we sometimes miss the tall standing trees amidst a group’s overall vibrant ecosystem. So when the news reached my family of the death of Malik Boyce Taylor, aka Phife Dawg, I reflected on Phife the person, his family, and what ATCQ would have been absent of this Trini yute from Queens. The son of highly acclaimed Trinidadian American poet Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Malik Isaac Boyce Taylor was born in New York City on November 20, 1970.… Read More »​RIP Phife Dawg “Trini Gladiator”

Big Drum Nation’s Grenada Bibliography (1787 – 2015)

Reading Time 57 mins  Grenada Books local or overseas, by author, title, and year of publication Adkin, Mark. Urgent Fury: The Battle for Grenada: The Truth Behind the Largest U.S. Military Operation Since Vietnam © 1989 Anstis, Shirley. They Call Me … A look at nicknames on the Caribbean island of Grenada Artesian water supply of Carrriacou – Report by E. Lehner with notes on the general geology of the island, Government Printing Office (1933) Badejo, Fabian Adekunle. Revolution As Poetic Inspiration: Grenada in ‘Maroon Lives’  Bain, Francis. A child of the carnival © 1978 Bain, Francis. Beyond the Ballot Box © 1980 Beck, Robert J. The Grenada Invasion:… Read More »Big Drum Nation’s Grenada Bibliography (1787 – 2015)

Grenada’s Independence

Reading Time 1 minsOur flag flew high and voices sang To greet our Independence Day. Long road from Kalinago’s Camerhogne Before the French held total sway. Today our faces beam with pride And hands held in patriotic grip The road to self-determined height Our heroes kept in their sight. A dream they had of a future bright When autonomy will mark the day And Grenadians would assume the reigns European Countries previously claimed. Seventh of February Nineteen Seventy-four A new nation then was born Documented in the history books So our children now can look. They can read about William… Read More »Grenada’s Independence