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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Elizabeth Catlett, Mother and Child, 1944 #womensart

A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy International Translation Day. An especially big thank-you to translators of #Caribbean writing. Trésor - translated by S. Schler; Schätzchen - translated by H. Kolleger. #translation #books #reading

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Definitely that: the soundtrack to a Caribbean childhood. RIP Mighty Sparrow. Thanks for the music, the satire, and the art of the double entendre.

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: THE HISTORIES” runs at Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris from 18 Sept. 2026 to 24 Jan. 2027, after success in London and Zurich. A must-see. Artwork pictured: Kerry James Marshall, ”Past Times” (1997). #art #artists #culture #history #arthistory

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looking forward to reading this when it comes out in November: Smaddification Dance and Decolonization in Jamaica by Amanda Michelle Reid @dukepress.bsky.social

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Sage Tyrtle 🇨🇦 @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yesterday at the bookstore people were reading on chairs, the floor, parents were reading to children, people were happily talking about books. I stood in line behind -- I counted -- 27 people. No event, no launch. It was just a Thursday in August. Hope exists. Hope exists. Hope exists.

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics - eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, @dukepress.bsky.social, April 2026 www.dukeupress.edu/the-essentia... Introduction open access at this link

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The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s Women in Translation Month… & let’s read translated literature all year round.

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 27/08/2026

"It’s nice to hear that poems written decades ago still speak to today’s generation. I guess they resonate because I was lucky to catch the right words in the right order. Or maybe the words caught hold of me." Poet John Agard shares a little of his 50-year writing career: ow.ly/pUzX50ZG1s7

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Now in French bookstores: MARINS DÉSARMÉS / Unarmed Mariners The poems explore #history, #memory, ports, the sea, crossings, childhood, migration, resistance, “redemption” songs - in a bilingual (French-English) collection. #poetry #writing #Caribbean

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A favourite ”local” library - great #books, helpful staff, and the frescoes are a bonus. #SupportLibrairies #writing #research #librairians #bibliothèque @ Cité de l’Architecture.

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its publication, STORIES FROM YARD has a new cover, new edition, @peepaltreepress.bsky.social #books #stories #writing #Jamaica #Caribbean #reading #readers #writers #publishing #Caraibe

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards. www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

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PEN Translates winners announced - News & Events - English PEN

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

RIP Stephen “Cat” Coore, co-founder of Third World, one of the world’s greatest #reggae bands. Thank you for the music, which spanned different genres. m.youtube.com/watch?v=XXeY...

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NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE - THIRD WORLD

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The private correspondence of #Jamaican-born #writer Claude McKay (key Harlem Renaissance figure) was recently published by Yale University Press. Here's our first brief review: ”A Peep into Claude McKay’s ‘Letters in Exile’”. southernworldartsnews.blogspot.com/2026/01/book... Also @ipsnews.net

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BOOKS: A PEEP INTO CLAUDE MCKAY’S ‘LETTERS IN EXILE'

Nomadic Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay probably never dreamed that 21 st -century readers would be delving into his private correspon...

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

New from @dukepress.bsky.social : P FKN R How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance By Vanessa Díaz & Petra R. Rivera-Rideau “…offers a critical reflection of Puerto Rico’s history and culture through one of its main exponents, Bad Bunny…” - Jorell Meléndez-Badillo #Caribe

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

To read~ QUIET DAWN by Jean-Claude Fignolé, translated, w/ intro, by K. L. Glover & L. Dubois “…offers an intriguing and painful saga of a colonial family moving through history, painting portraits of many of the towering figures from #Haiti’s colonial past.” - Amy Wilentz @dukepress.bsky.social

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Sharing: April 29 to May 6 ~ The 27th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris / Brazilian Film Festival of Paris. Info: www.jangada.org/festival-eve...

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

“James Baldwin” (vers 1945-1950) by Beauford Delaney - one of the paintings in “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”. The exhibition features 150 #artists & gives another view of French #art history. Incl. other works by Delaney. @centrepompidou.bsky.social

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Centre Pompidou @centrepompidou.fr · 24/03/2025

Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 7 avril pour découvrir l'œuvre de la cinéaste Sarah Maldoror ! 🎥 À l'occasion de l' #ExpoParisNoir, le Centre Pompidou rend hommage à cette cinéaste unique dont le travail documente et questionne plus que jamais le présent. Tout le programme ici 👉 bit.ly/CP_CycleSarahMaldoror

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

“Umbral” (1950), by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, is among the works by #Caribbean #artists in the exceptional exhibition “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”. Featuring 150 Black artists in French #art #history. Until June 30 @centrepompidou.bsky.social.

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

April 10 & 11, seminar, Poitiers, France: L’humour et le rire dans la littérature et les arts de la #Caraïbe Humor and Laughter in #Caribbean #Literature and #Arts caracol.hypotheses.org

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Observatoire des littératures caribéennes – Carnet de recherche de l'association CARACOL

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Exhibition “Music + Life” runs until May 18 @ the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris - 1st retrospective of artist Dennis Morris in France. Highlights “the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits” of Bob Marley, others.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Kingston is my birthplace and my happy place. Nice to see it getting some love in T magazine with some f my faves highlighted within. The Caribbean Capital That’s a Creative Superpower— A guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/t...

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The Caribbean Capital That’s a Creative Superpower (Gift Article)

From beachfront cookshops to tranquil mountain hideaways, a guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders.

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Andy Mackenzie @andymack.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Afternoon listening. RIP Roberta

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

ART IS THE ANSWER - seen at the Boghossian Foundation / #Alechinsky exhibition (“Alechinsky, pinceau voyageur”, until March 16), #Brussels. #art #artists #painting

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Work by Beauford Delaney is included in the epic exhibition WHEN WE SEE US: A CENTURY OF BLACK FIGURATION IN PAINTING (at Bozar, #Brussels, Feb. 7 - Aug. 10). “Untitled (Man in African Dress)” was painted c. 1970. #art #artists #history #arthistory

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The phenomenal exhibition “WHEN WE SEE US: A century of Black Figuration in Painting” is on at Bozar, #Brussels, Feb. 7 - Aug. 10. It brings together 150 artworks from the past 100 years by black #artists worldwide. Conceived & organized by Zeitz MOCAA; curated by Koyo Kouoh & Tandazani Dhlakama.

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Yes, all set on replacing ourselves. #Exhibition - "Artificial intelligence: a (r)evolution?" - on at BnF (Paris), 8 Feb, ahead of Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence (10-11 Feb), hosted by France. Cartoon by Ed Hall via @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social #art #AI

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𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖 🏳️‍🌈💜 @flairiart.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

"That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times." - Parable of the Sower, O. Butler

Picture of Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

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