Mahadai Das [1954-2003] was a gifted Guyanese poet. This recording draws on writing by Denise de Caires Narain Gurnah and Jeremy Poynting to discuss Mahadai’s early life, her voluntary stint in the Guyana National Service and her first collection of poetry, I Want to Be a Poetess of My People. The recording includes a recital of her most famous poem, They Came in Ships, by Professor Paloma Mohammed.
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This clip is about 20 minutes long and premieres on YouTube on Thursday 15th July at 11AM (Guyana, Toronto, NY)/ 4PM (UK). It is a recording so it will be available at any point after that.
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A second short film discussing some of Mahadai’s later poems will follow shortly.
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Moray House Trust
CARIBBEAN: Mystery grows with key suspect in Haiti president killing – Commentary
By DĂNICA COTO, TERRY SPENCER and BEN FOX Associated Press – July 13, 2021.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A physician. A church pastor. A failed Florida businessman who filed for bankruptcy.
New details that have emerged about a man considered a key player in the killing of Haiti‘s president deepened the mystery over the assassination that shocked this nation of more than 11 million people as it faces an uncertain future.
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