Lionfish – Coral Reef – West Atlantic Ocean
Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries
My Poetry Corner July 2015, features the poem “Lionfish” by Bermudian poet, Nancy Anne Miller. Although lying outside the Caribbean Region, Bermuda – a British island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean – became an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in 2003 to strengthen its shared cultural ties.
After hearing about the lionfish some years ago, I never gave it much thought until I recently read Nancy Anne Miller’s poem published in the latest issue of The Arts Journal. With her precise and vivid imagery, the poet grabbed my attention.
Without dillydallying, the poet takes us face-to-face with the lionfish: an aggressive, exotic creature.
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The Freedom Riders of 1961- By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
The Freedom Riders of 1961- By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
The next time you sit in a train or ride the buses in America, or even enjoy a walk in the park you should think of a group of brave persons called the Freedom Riders.
Their acts helped to hasten the Civil Rights movement in the United States and to make it possible for all races to sit and eat together and to use public transportation without discrimination.
The Freedom Riders movement had its genesis in 1947. It was in that year that the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) conducted a Journey of Reconciliation, the purpose of which was to direct attention to racial segregation in
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