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Maria Thompson Corley remembers Bermuda fondly. Growing up in Western Canada, she would spend her summers readying herself for the heat and the roaches. “Those flying creatures were always something I would have to steel myself for,” she said. Dr T...

Yesha Townsend never intended to be a poet. Rapper was her vocation of choice. But children have a way of changing everything. The 29-year-old blames Gavin Smith for the intervention. Five years ago she was in Minnesota, working towards her bachelor...

God has a purpose for even your darkest days. That’s something Crystal Holdipp has learnt continually throughout her life. The 30-year-old has struggled with learning challenges since she was in primary school; she grew up feeling like she was never...

Two Bermudians who have been researching the charms, intricacies and origins of the Bermudian dialect will see their work published in a book being sponsored by the Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs. Linguist and speech therapist Brittani F...

A story set at the heart of Bermuda’s 1959 theatre boycott has taken second prize in Code’s 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. Bermudian author Florenz Webbe Maxwell, who was a member of the Progressive Group that organised the momunental boy...

Mark Twain famously declared that other people could go to Heaven if they wanted — he would far rather stay in his beloved Bermuda. And more than a century after his death the writer’s irreverent spirit does indeed linger on here, channelled by Berm...

Carol Clarke has been writing poems for 30 years. The local poet is part of a night of poetry and song that will take place in Hamilton on Saturday. She was part of the first event held here in 1996 and found herself in a car with Roland Flint, once ...

Bermuda is set to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death through a series of events tied to the legendary playwright. Shakespeare wrote numerous poems and dozens of classic plays, including The Tempest, which is said to have been i...

The Whales Swiftly gliding through the dark blue water; Dancing graceful patterns on their ocean dancefloor; My heart beats so fast I can hear it; I can almost touch them it seems; When they are miles beneath the surface; Such beautiful songs these c...

Patrick Lee thought reading and rap were worlds apart until three years ago. The Bermuda College Literary Society opened his eyes to the connection. Ironically, he only joined to fulfil credit requirements. “It was a club or sports and I don’t lik...

Kevin Powell was born into extreme poverty; he refused to let that limit him. He got into college against all odds and went on to become a respected writer and community activist — a path he’ll share at Alpha Phi Alpha’s 17th annual Black and Gold Ba...

An American spoken word poet who has been taking HBO’s Def Poetry by storm is making a return to the island this weekend to perform as a guest of the Bermuda College Literary Society. Gemineye, real name Chris Kuretich, is well known for poems such ...