This anthology is an opportunity to discover some of the best new voices from the Caribbean. This is a generation that has absorbed Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite, Martin Carter, and Lorna Goodison, while finding its own distinctive voice.
Anthology · Poetry
Coming Up Hot
Eight New Poets from the Caribbean
published by Akashic Books and Peepal Tree Press
“In generation after generation of Caribbean poetry, travel, departure, and return have been as central to our body of work as any other theme. It is important and admirable that this gathering of poets allows us to explore the meaning of these ideas of home.”
Available from Peepal Tree Press in the UK and Akashic Books in North America
About the book
With a generous sample from each poet, this anthology is an opportunity to discover some of the best new voices from the Caribbean. This is a generation that has absorbed Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite, Martin Carter, and Lorna Goodison, while finding its own distinctive voice.
Featuring poems by
- Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné • Trinidad and Tobago
- Danielle Jennings • Jamaica
- Ruel Johnson • Guyana
- Monica Minott • Jamaica
- Debra Providence • St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Shivanee Ramlochan • Trinidad and Tobago
- Colin Robinson • Trinidad and Tobago
- Sassy Ross • St Lucia
Linked names open the writer's profile in the Bocas Lit Fest A-Z directory.
Meet the editors
Akashic Books
Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks of the major corporate publishers.
Peepal Tree Press
Peepal Tree Press is home of the best in Caribbean and Black British fiction, poetry, literary criticism, memoirs and historical studies. Peepal Tree is a wholly independent company, founded in 1985, and now publishing around 30-40 books a year. We have published over 250 titles, and are committed to keeping them in print. The list features new writers and established voices. In 2009 we launched the Caribbean Modern Classics Series, which restores to print essential classic books from the 1950s and 60s. We are grateful for financial support from Arts Council England. We are also home to Inscribe, a project which supports writers of African & Asian descent in the Yorkshire region.
