Mythology is central to Jessie’s creative and intellectual practice. More than a recurring interest, it is an artistic obsession: a way to explore the intangible ways Caribbean people understand and construct reality.

“‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.” — 2 Samuel 13: 28

…the lives, practices, language, and beliefs of the Kalinago as well as the Garifuna cannot be relegated to relics of history.

The water rolled up another time in quiet apology…

Confronting Systems of Silence and Violence represented in novels by Cherie Jones and Kei Miller.

Her creative work includes her recently published poetry collection The Mother Island which won 2nd place in the 2021 FCLE competition.

Screenplay for a not-yet-produced short film.

One Love. That’s right, this session is about film – not just that film though, but Caribbean film more broadly and specifically ones I’ve seen this half year. Twice in the case of Bob Marley: One Love.

Caribbean Futurism (A Reflection on 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚, 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝘵𝘰𝑟𝑒, 𝑅𝑒𝘵𝑢𝑟𝑛)

For me, the key is not to force it (what a character’s thing is) but to discover it over the course of revisions.

I’m not a scientist nor a politician, but, climate change is real and writing is how I process life.

Set in the era when women were just starting to break through in Antiguan calypso, incidentally a period when I was in the tents reporting on calypso, “Destiny” was always an underdog rising story.

Joanne, or Jhohadli, is one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most prominent contemporary writers.

Intersect Antigua-Barbuda is pleased to announce its forthcoming inaugural series, The Artist-In-Residence programme.