Trinidad Archives - The Rumpus

Between the Lands of the Living and the Dead: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

. . . as the St. Bernard women in Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds have understood from generation to generation, the dead need to stay dead . . .

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Woven Fibers and Broken Threads: Katherine Agyemaa Agard’s of colour

To be imbricated in hundreds of years of colonial violence is to be entangled in colorist logics and stories of loss and belonging that are rarely linear or singular.

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He’s Funny That Way

A week before our reception, three days married, I beckon Peter to come listen to the song I’ve chosen for our first dance.

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Place, Patois, and a Pinch of Politics: A Conversation with Celeste Mohammed

Celeste Mohammed discusses her debut novel-in-stories, PLEASANTVIEW.

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Which Flame Is Mine?: A Conversation with Rajiv Mohabir

Rajiv Mohabir discusses his second collection, The Cowherd's Son, his work as a translator, and resisting erasure in a racist America.

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Thinking about the Story: A Conversation with Kareem Mortimer

Filmmaker Kareem Mortimer discusses his latest feature, Cargo, his writing process, and why the Bahamas can be “a microcosm for the world.”

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Rion Amilcar Scott

Rion Amilcar Scott discusses his new collection Insurrections, creating a fictional town, and the pressure to make religious decisions during puberty.

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The Conversation: Jeremy Clark and Thiahera Nurse

I’m thinking about the difference between “I stay somewhere” and “I live somewhere.”

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No, Lolita

He wasn’t just my teacher. He was the rockstar teacher of our theater program.

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Comics

Fresh Comics #3: Remarkable Histories

One of the goals of the Fresh Comics series is to shine some light on superb works of comic storytelling. Another is to look a little deeper into the content of these…

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