The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts tomorrow. I still remember how Hurricane Gilbert squatted over Jamaica for three nightmarish days before leaving.

Olive Senior's "Hurricane Story, 1988" connects the other hurricane stories in the "Travellers' Tales" section of her poetry collection, Gardening in the Tropics, which is an absolute must-read.

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The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts tomorrow. I still remember how Hurricane Gilbert squatted over Jamaica for three nightmarish days before leaving.

Olive Senior's "Hurricane Story, 1988" connects to the other hurricane stories in the "Travellers' Tales" section of her poetry collection, Gardening in the Tropics, which is an absolute must-read.

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#CaribbeanLiterature
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Olive Senior (one of my favourite Jamaican authors), Jamaica's third Poet Laureate, spoke with UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about growing up in Trelawny, Jamaica; being an avid reader; how her writing life began; interviewing celebrities who visited Jamaica, such as Elizabeth Taylor; Hurricane Watch, her new poetry collection; and much more. A must-listen!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001k0nl

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