This collection is an invaluable academic selection and will provide a fine introduction for the general reader interested in the lyricism of Caribbean poetry.

31 women writers from throughout the Caribbean express the loss and the longing, the pride and passion of the Caribbean identity.

For nearly four decades, Maryse Condé, best known for her novels Segu and Windward Heights, has been at the forefront of French Caribbean literature. In this c

Even when available elsewhere, information on these 50 English-language authors is sparse; the in-depth treatment here includes biography, description of major