Comments on: A judge’s journal: part three http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2008/10/22/a-judges-journal-part-three/ Bimonthly review of Caribbean literature and art Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Annie Paul http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2008/10/22/a-judges-journal-part-three/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Annie Paul Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/?p=274#comment-27 really enjoyed reading your judge's posts N. i think the turn away from fiction toward 'reality' prose is something that happens to a lot of males. Very few men read novels or any fiction for that matter (as for poetry...), its one of the reasons i hesitate to write fiction actually, cuz i don't really want to be talking to only half the population.<br/><br/>and yes its a real shame that you can't get support either private or public in oil rich tnt. here in ja we have the Chase Fund at least.<br/><br/>but in the meantime three cheers for the Prince Claus Fund! where would we be without them? really enjoyed reading your judge’s posts N. i think the turn away from fiction toward ‘reality’ prose is something that happens to a lot of males. Very few men read novels or any fiction for that matter (as for poetry…), its one of the reasons i hesitate to write fiction actually, cuz i don’t really want to be talking to only half the population.

and yes its a real shame that you can’t get support either private or public in oil rich tnt. here in ja we have the Chase Fund at least.

but in the meantime three cheers for the Prince Claus Fund! where would we be without them?

]]> By: FSJL http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2008/10/22/a-judges-journal-part-three/comment-page-1/#comment-26 FSJL Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:33:00 +0000 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/?p=274#comment-26 It is, frankly, ridiculous that in the twenty-first century, with most countries in the Anglophone Caribbean independent, you have to rely on the kindness of a Dutch <i>stichting</i> for the survival of the CRB. Whatever happened to <i>wi lickle but wi tallawah</i> (or whatever the Trini equivalent is)?<br/><br/>It is not sufficient for CARICOM governments to poor-mouth. Culture, literature, traditional music, the visual arts are important elements in the identity of the region. We are not all reggae, soca, and tourist attractions. And if that's what they want to push the region as, they need to have their heads and hearts examined. It is, frankly, ridiculous that in the twenty-first century, with most countries in the Anglophone Caribbean independent, you have to rely on the kindness of a Dutch stichting for the survival of the CRB. Whatever happened to wi lickle but wi tallawah (or whatever the Trini equivalent is)?

It is not sufficient for CARICOM governments to poor-mouth. Culture, literature, traditional music, the visual arts are important elements in the identity of the region. We are not all reggae, soca, and tourist attractions. And if that’s what they want to push the region as, they need to have their heads and hearts examined.

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