I forgot to mention that I have Nicole Sealey’s ‘Ordinary Beast’. As in, I have her copy, the one she read from at #Bocas2019—which I consider a special kind of unspoken honour, a very bright gift. I assume apologies are in order to J(e)anine, who I hope still got her own copy of this brilliant collection in her hand.
I still adore that Bocas is a lovely place for poets to geek out about each other, to build and grow and reiterate the need to amplify each other.

Trying to fly back westward for today’s #Bocas2019 panels, but the Bus Route nearly barren enough to walk the centre line of it unscathed. God bless the Old Fire Station stream.

Quite a treat in the Old Fire Station this afternoon: Nalo Hopkinson, Marlon James, and moderator Karen Lord, astounding wordsmiths all, in conversation about the speculative genre and their own approaches within it. #Bocas2019

In my quest to get everything signed, I now own Issues 1-8 of #HouseOfWhispers, all signed within by @Nalo_Hopkinson@twitter.com herself. Look upon my treasures with envy! Thanks again to @paperbasedbooks@twitter.com for supplying my lit nerd & my lapsed comic nerd selves in equal measure! #Bocas2019

“You can tell how much reverence I have for an event by whether I wear a dress or not.”—Marlon James, moments before taking us into the world of #BlackLeopardRedWolf! #TheTimeMachine #Bocas2019

Next, @Nalo_Hopkinson@twitter.com touches the stage to read from ‘Midnight Robber’, to the delight of this Trini audience! #TheTimeMachine #Bocas2019

Next in #TheTimeMachine, @Danez_Smif@twitter.com puts us in the time and place where all black boys get to know something richer than what we know, aptly named ‘summer, somewhere’. #Bocas2019

Next, @drkarenlord@twitter.com takes us to a world in need of a story—and doesn’t that sound like a world you know?—as she reads from her contribution to #NewDaughtersOfAfrica! #TheTimeMachine #Bocas2019

Marcia Douglas reanimates Bob Marley and witnesses a hurricane as she reads from ‘The Marvellous Equations of the Dread’! #TheTimeMachine #Bocas2019

We in the Big Black Box. The Time Machine should be operational at any moment now. Keep your arms and legs tucked in, have a good drink with you, and settle in for the ride! #Bocas2019