· September, 2008

Stories about Literature from September, 2008

Haiti: Everybody Ate

  1 September 2008

Blog de Port-au-Prince reviews Margaret Trost's newly released book about her experiences in Haiti.

Bahamas, Guyana: Carifesta Comes to a Close

  1 September 2008

“There's the mastery of the activities in the Grand Market…the hospitality of the ordinary Guyanese, the incomprehensibility of the closing ceremony preparations, the ending of the Fineman reign of terror…and there’s the serious discussion of what we need to do, and how, if we want this festival to move forward”:...

Iraq: They call this freedom

  1 September 2008

It can be hard to believe that it is approaching 2000 days since the beginning of the occupation of Iraq. After all the promises and expectations made at the start of the war maybe it is worth taking stock of the current situation for Iraqis. Bloggers have been reviewing their lot and give some slices of their daily experiences.