Art & Leisure
October 2025
Poems
Jamaica Rising The stage curtain is drawn and the drums roll to reveal - a hurricane’s tragic toll the destruction - of extreme wind and rain laying bare our nation’s pain but, so too, our resolve…
October 2025
Poems
Deadly intoxication A man named Mr. Set was driving his truck down the street His foot hit the gas like a boulder in water, rum, and beer in hand His thirst could not be quenched, one quart and four…
October 2025
Greater Miami and Miami Beach celebrate global art
Visual arts has taken centrestage in Greater Miami and Miami Beach as part of ‘Fall for the Arts’ a three-month cultural celebration presented by The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau…
October 2025
Life is not a pendulum
We all have seen those old wall clocks with a pendulum swinging tirelessly from left to right. They were fascinating creations – steady, rhythmic, and always in motion. In a way, our lives today…
October 2025
Tribute to Harmony Hall Art House
Ever wandered into a place that feels like it’s got a heartbeat? That’s Harmony Hall Art House in Tower Isle, St. Mary. This 19th-century charmer, with its Jamaican-Georgian gingerbread trimmings, is…
October 2025
School poetry tour seeks to ‘find your stride’
Finding Your Stride is the theme for this year’s eighth staging of the annual Jamaica Poets Nomadic College and School Tour, from November 3 – 15. The tour will target 50 schools across the island…
October 2025
by Antonio Cerella
How generative AI could change how we think and speak
There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on our economies, work and lifestyle. But could this technology also shape the way we think and speak? AI can be used to…
October 2025
Poems
Love Story Give my love. Give me power. Give me blessings like a shower. Life is fun. Life is real. Life enduring. Working without dreaming. Seeing is believing and so is This feeling of love inside…
October 2025
Tribute: In the footsteps of the brave
Each year, as the third Monday in October arrives, Jamaica pauses not merely for a holiday, but for a profound act of remembrance. National Heroes’ Day, officially observed since 1969, honours those…