Caribbean Poems and Poets
Enjoy these classic and contemporary Caribbean poems by Giannina Braschi, Kamau Brathwaite, Victor Hernández Cruz, Yusef Komunyakaa, Shara McCallum, Claudia Rankine, Derek Walcott and others.
(Sources Poets.org and Poetry Foundation)
Contemporary Caribbean Poems
“Soy Boricua” by Giannina Braschi
Soy boricua. In spite of my family and in spite of my country—I’m writing…
“from Mesongs” by Kamau Brathwaite
And suddenly you was talking trees…
“Childhood in the Latin Caribbean” by Victor Hernández Cruz
I was child mountain / lived in a Latin American country…
“The Leopard” by Yusef Komunyakaa
She feels the shape of another animal…
“No Ruined Stone” by Shara McCallum
When the dead return / they will come to you in dream…
“Two-An’-Six” by Claude McKay
Merry voices chatterin’…
“Ferrum [excerpt]” by M. NourbeSe Philip
s no s laves s in nest/s with….
“After David Hammons” by Claudia Rankine
In the darkened moment a body gifted…
“The Sea Is History” by Derek Walcott
Where are your monuments, your battles, martyrs? …
Links to Contemporary Caribbean Poets
- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/search?query=caribbean+
- https://www.iamhistory.co.uk/home/caribbean-literary-giants-the-poets
- https://www.mona.uwi.edu/soe/sites/default/files/soe/uploads/Caribbean%20Poems%202015%20for%20Anthology.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_poetry
- https://newworldjournal.org/volumes/volume-v-no-1-2/literature-the-poetry-of-the-spanish-american-countries-a-historical-perspective/7/
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