In this issue of sx salon, we are thrilled to publish the poems of Soleida Ríos—Cuban poet, prose writer, and cultural promoter—accompanied with translations by Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann, Barbara Jamison, and Ezequiel Zaidenwerg-Dib. Read Ríos’s poetry here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

ANNOUNCEMENT 📢‼️ The Small Axe Journal is getting a new section. Named “Notes, Commentary and Reflections,” this section will feature pieces that address urgent contemporary issues in the Caribbean. Submissions can be uploaded to our submissions portal on our website, 🔗 smallaxe.net

Rawle Gibbons explores the three selves of Gordon Rohlehr—Gordon (“the slogger”), Frederick (“the skeptic”), and Daniel (“the dreamer”)—in “Rohlehr: Playing in the Eshu Paradigm”. Read his piece here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

In “Mobilizing a Mathematics of Disturbance,” Dr. Warren Harding reviews “Fractal Repair” Queer Histories of Modern Jamaica” (2024) by Matthew Chin. Read Dr. Harding’s review here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/revi...

In “Meditations on the Work of Gordon Rohlehr,” guest editor, Dr. Elaine Savory, honors Rohlehr’s influence, curiosity, and commitment to connecting literature, music, and Caribbean intellectual life. Read her piece here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

sx salon 51 is now live! This issue celebrates the life and legacy of Gordon Rohlehr, features reviews of recent books in Caribbean and Black diaspora studies, and presents a selection of poetry and translations. Read the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...

1/4 Books by fifteen authors with roots in eight territories have been shortlisted for the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature in three categories. Full details at bocaslitfest.com/awards/ocm/ Sponsored by One Caribbean Media Limited #bocas2026 .../2

Call for Manuscripts: Caribbean Series | Brill in collaboration with KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies) | Series Editor: Sophie Maríñez | For more information, visit here: brill.com/display/seri...

📣February’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! Featuring new Caribbean releases, upcoming events and workshops, awards/prizes, and January’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social! Read the Bulletin at: trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... #bocas2026

🙌We're thrilled to welcome Jamaican-Canadian poet Lillian Allen, Poet Laureate of Toronto, to The Writers Centre! 📖Join us on Sat 21 Feb for readings and a conversation with Shivanee Ramlochan. 🕠5.30 pm 📍14 Alcazar St. 🆓️FREE and open to all #bocas2026 @lillianallen.ca @novelniche.bsky.social

OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking submissions that reflect on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm... 📸: Gema Cortes/IOM “Destroyed buildings, stranded boats and broken poles due to Hurricane Beryl.”

sx salon honors the life of Surinamese-Dutch author, Astrid Roemer, who transitioned on January 8, 2026. Read the homage to Roemer by Repeating Islands here: repeatingislands.com/2026/01/14/w...

🎉We’re bringing Carnival energy to BYOBB, featuring artist & creative entrepreneur Che Lovelace! RSVP at bit.ly/BYOBBjan2026 Let’s talk Carnival, art, writing, and the Caribbean voices that have shaped Che’s work. 🗓️29 Jan, 5.30 pm 📍The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar St. #bocas2026 #byobb2026

THE NEW/OLD IMPERIALISM: Venezuela and the Current Caribbean | Friday, January 9th - 4PM EST | Claudia Jones School for Political Education | Watch here: bit.ly/cjscar

For writers in the Toronto and GTA area, check out the Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase hosted by Diaspora Dialogues from December 12-14. More information and full schedule here: diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...

Focusing on Frederick Douglass’s “A Trip to Hayti” (1861) and the first installment of James Theodore Holly’s “Thoughts on Hayti” (1859), this essay examines the strategic idealization of Haiti in mid-nineteenth-century African American propaganda. Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/37wzebzz

From December 9-11, Kelly Baker Josephs will be in conversation with three Caribbean playwrights whose work have been published in Manchineel + Seagrape!

sx salon honors the life of Sonia Mills – journalist, playwright, and founder of the Mary Seacole Foundation. Mills, in dialogue with Anna Kasafi Perkins and Patrick S. Dallas, contributed to sx salon 42’s special issue on Cliff Lashley. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

🔥Over 600 students from 13 secondary schools across Trinidad and Tobago were exposed to the power of reading, writing and sharing their stories through the We Lit School Tour 2025. .../2

This essay describes Claude McKay’s historical imagination: the history of former and current empires; the influence of economic systems on how time is experienced in the West and the Caribbean; and art’s historical function as a portal to lost customs. Read @ Duke, tinyurl.com/3pd257u8

“we dwelt / in the divinity / of our voice one spiritbody” In “Morning’s Avalanche of Light”, Keith Jones writes an elegy and praise for Danielle Legros Georges and her gifts as a poet, seer, editor, translator, and friend. Read the poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

“I had lost a poet and guide.” In his essay, “Writing Haiti and the Caribbean Present”, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social reflects on his correspondences with Danielle Legros Georges, her mentorship, her writing, her vision for poetry, and her care. Read the full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

“Yet this skin, / Sugary brown, / And wet with the ocean’s tears, / Remembers…” In her poem, “Hostage (for Danielle Legros Georges)”, Malica S. Willie engages with two of Georges’s poems that explore identity and Haitian society's resilience. Read Willie’s poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

“sometimes every breath is battered with heavy sleep, and I / see my mom again, grass spread out under solar gold” Conor Bracken translates Jean D’Amerique’s poem, “douleur-fleuve” in "river-misery". Read the poem in translation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

“when the moon closes / her eye around the shroud / they are filled / with hunger.” – “blessed are the Lovergirls” In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking writing (scholarly, creative, and otherwise) that reflects on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm... We look forward to reading your work! 📸 Matias Delacroix/AP

“May we be so honored to meet you again, in that place where stories rest.” @omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

In “Heal a Population Still Reeling from… Enslavement and Violence”, @websdercorneille.bsky.social and @evanauguste.bsky.social discuss Dr. Louis Mars’s impact on ethnopsychiatry and recognize his work in mental health-related fields. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...

"maybe absence is the certain / apotheosis of presence” Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

“In architecture, you have to be precise […] And I think I carry that precision of thought into the poetry.” Shrinagar Francis interviews Trinidadian architect and poet, Fawzia Muradali Kane in “A River Most Foul”. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...

“there are pages we write that smell of nothing / but back home.” In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

The award-winning journal Small Axe focuses on publishing critical work that examines the ideas that guided the formation of Caribbean modernities. Issue 78 is now available, read it online: buff.ly/xTwnWC6 Learn more, sign up for issue alerts, and subscribe: buff.ly/3yk2Wny

“Decolonization involves ensuring our children are raised on Caribbean literature.” In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...

“I prefer the waves when they are dancing Dinki Mini with the sun” In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...

The Caribbean Digital XII Conference Schedule is live!

Swipe to see the lineup, and click the link in bio to see the full conference details, as well as the registration link. We hope to see you in Boston soon!

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“Here, we center us.” In this dialogue, Rachel Mordecai (current editor) and Kelly Baker Josephs (former editor) discuss sx salon at 50 issues, its transitions, archiving, pushing boundaries, and hope. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...

sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...

Wifredo Lam: Artist-Poet of Tropical Dreams and Sorrows. The great Cuban modernist, whose politics and Afro-Asian roots shaped his paintings and inspired generations of artists, gets a revelatory survey at MoMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...

Natural Disasters and Puerto Rican Art as Resistance to Colonialism: Responses to Hurricane María in Latinx Talk. latinxtalk.org/2025/11/13/t...

With great pleasure, the Small Axe Project welcomes Simone A. James Alexander to the sx salon editorial team, taking over the role of Book Reviews Editor from Ronald Cummings.

Celebrating Makeda Silvera, Stephanie Martin, and 40 Years of Sister Vision. September 25, 2025. McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario. Register here: sistervision.carrd.co

Congratulations to SX Salon's Creative Editor, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, on his newest publication entitled Algarabía. Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf. www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...

The second annual Olive Lewin Distinguished Lecture will take place on September 11, 2025.

Read poems by John Robert Lee and Amílcar Peter Sanatan in sx salon 49. Both writers dedicate pieces to the Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist, Lorna Goodison. smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...

In our latest issue of sx salon, Fabian M. Thomas reflects on his connections to Lorna Goodison and her work. Read his full contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

For sx salon 49, Essah Cozett Díaz writes about women's agency and the influence of mothers in Lorna Goodison's poetry collection, I am Becoming My Mother. Read Díaz critical contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

Kellie Magnus interviews Lorna Goodison for sx salon 49. Goodison, Jamaica's second post-independence poet laureate, reflects on her tenure and shares insights into the value of poetry and the poet laureate program. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...

In our recently released sx salon 49, Elizabeth Coggeshall offers critical insights into Lorna Goodison's intertextual engagement with the poetry of Dante Alighieri. Read Coggeshall's full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...

Shannon Chen See reviews Yashika Graham's debut poetry collection. Read the full review in sx salon 49: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/revi...

Announcing the publication of sx salon 49, an issue celebrating the work of Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist Lorna Goodison. Read more from our latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...