Jamaican artist Lennox Coke is one dynamic artist, whose works are currently on display at The Wyndham hotel, New Kingston. It's his second time enjoying the 'suite' life at Wyndham hotel. This exhibition boasts 29 pieces of Coke's recent paintings, 10 of which were influenced by the celebration of Jamaica's 50th year of Independence.
The historical pictorial is aptly titled Amen by its conceptualiser, author, primary photographer and publisher, Jacqueline Young. The description of the work could end right here with the title, Amen. So what is the word? It collectively means 'verily', 'truly' or even 'in strong agreement with a statement'. As this story unfolds, you will join at the end with the word of the title.
There was a strong turnout for poet Raymond Mair's launch of his second collection, Shards of Remembering, at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Sunday. His first book, These Days I Remember, was published in 2003.
He saw the thick drop of blood on the cold floor, then crouched on his knees, and in one swift swoop of his index finger placed the red substance in his mouth, and smiled. He moved like a panther, lithe and almost invisible. The claws in his mind reclined, for now.
There are days when clouds rise/And swirling darkness fills the skies/When endless rivers water these eyes/There are days when hopes fade fast/And dreams wither like the tender grass