Topic: poetry
Cayman poets reunite for ‘Floetry’ return
After a three-year hiatus, Floetry reunited local poets as they shared their love of the art form through readings at Harquail Studio Theatre on 5 Oct.
Poetry slam competition celebrates Child Month
Lauren Williams, who attends the University College of the Cayman Islands, has won this year’s Creative Frame of Mind in the Love Poetry Slam finals, which was staged by the New Self Help Community Foundation to celebrate Child Month.
West Bay poet Leonard Dilbert shares work ahead of Poetry Festival
As Cayman’s annual literary celebration, the Cayman Islands Poetry Festival, approaches this November, organizers hope to draw attention to the islands’ local poetry movement. The four-day event, Nov. 16-19, will feature renowned international poets and academics.
Hear poetry in motion
The Cayman Islands Poetry Festival, which begins on Dec. 5, aims to gather poets, performers, artists and members of the public to celebrate this genre and its relationship with other art forms, while educating people and promoting literacy and reading poetry.
Songs and poems of a simple island life
Like her great-aunt Leila Elberta Ross-Shier, nee McTaggart, who wrote the Cayman national song ”Beloved Isle Cayman,” Kerry McTaggart sees Cayman as the “most beautiful island in the world” and has put pen to paper to prove it.
