Let Sonny-boy tell you a tale of the Soucouyah. An origin tale.‘A ball of flame. Along she came, flying without the wind.’

Sunday 26th September,4.00pm – Eastern time,9.00pm – BST, London Just 6 days to go until Caribbean Folklore Storytime presents my short film, SASA. There are still a few tickets left, but if you’re like a friend of mine and you don’t like the Eventbrite registration situation, I’m giving you a sneaky look at the link […]Read Post ›

The final edit is complete. We’re very excited for the premiere. Its being brought to you live online by Caribbean Folklore Storytime. Ann Worme is ready to welcome you on the day. We can’t wait. It’s online at 9.00pm London (BST). The film is 30 minutes long and there’ll be a discussion/Q+A afterwards with a […]Read Post ›

Some weeks ago I told you that I was working on something new. And along with Brian and Alex we’ve made a song and dance about it. We’re giving her a big party. Join us. A short film by L.A.B. Productions It’s invitation only And you’re invited. Sunday 26th September 20219.00pm London4:00pm Trinidad Hope to […]Read Post ›

River-Stories resident artist, Zeb Thomas, has had his illustrations of top UK Grime artistes published as a colouring book for young and old. The Nang Colouring Book.(nang: meaning well good) The electrostatic energy, and uncompromising, unapologetic nature and sound of the British Grime music scene is captured in these fine, imaginative illustrations. Lady Leshure, D […]Read Post ›

This Saturday, 19th June, 2021Caribbean Folklore Storytime in association with Ntukuma present Our Migration Stories On the night, I will be revealing Untitled, a piece I wrote a few years after migrating to the UK. I chose this piece because it manages to express the psychic dissonance of leaving your home, your place of birth, […]Read Post ›

I put my teacher’s hat on this Spring-break/Easter holiday, and what rewards! Guiding young people in creative writing was like sowing seeds on fertile soil. And, OH MY, how my garden has grown. Caribbean Freedom Fighters, aka Ann Worme, held a creative writing course for 8 – 12 year olds. The young people were mainly […]Read Post ›

At the moment I am writing a story about a Soucouyah (soucouyant) and to my great pleasure I found this video about the Trinidad Soucouyah featuring my mentor, and poet laureate, Anson Gonzalez. Anson was very important in Trinidad’s literary development for his pioneering work in publishing The New Voices journal anthologies in the 1970s […]Read Post ›

Lavway Trinidad, our story by Valmiki Maharaj and Lost Tribe Carinval I watched Lavway and thought lockdown has born some splendid fruit that we might otherwise not have had the opportunity to taste.