The Houses of Alphonso by Anthony Kellman

The various rhythms and styles of the thirty-seven poets represented in the collection reflect the cultures of Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad. Caribbean poets returned to their rich, local dialects to emphasize their differences while embracing their common perspective. Kellman notes that with the end of colonialism in the 1960s, poets were able to range farther in their poetry and incorporate their views on oppression, class differences, and poverty. 'Kellman is not merely offering a regional anthology,' commented Edward Halsey Foster in MultiCultural Review, noting that 'his introduction underscores the political context that places these poets in a dialogue with each other.' Kellman edited the 1992 volume Crossing Water: Contemporary Poetry of the English-speaking Caribbean, a collection of entries by familiar Caribbean poets, including Derek Walcott, Dennis Scott, and Edward Brathwaite, as well as many younger writers who are less well known. One year later, Watercourse, a volume of poetry, was published. Upon completing his degree in 1989, he took a position teaching creative writing at Augusta State University. Kellman was writing poetry when he came to the United States to study creative writing at Louisiana State University. Kellman returned to Barbados to work as a newspaper reporter, earned a degree in English and history, and then took a position with a bank that involved organizing art exhibitions and readings. He played popular and West Indian folk music in British pubs and on the folk club circuit for a number of years before studying journalism there. Poet and writer Anthony Kellman was born in Barbados and first left home for England at age eighteen.

The Houses of Alphonso (novel), Peepal Tree Press (Leeds, Yorkshire, England), 2004.Īlso author of the chapbooks In Depths of Burning Lights, 1982, and The Broken Sun, 1984. The Long Gap (poems), Peepal Tree Press (Leeds, Yorkshire, England), 1996. The Coral Rooms (novel), Peepal Tree Press (Leeds, Yorkshire, England), 1994. (Editor) Crossing Water: Contemporary Poetry of the English-speaking Caribbean, Greenfield Review Press (Greenfield Center, NY), 1992. Watercourse (poems), Peepal Tree Press (Leeds, Yorkshire, England), 1990.

National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Previously worked in public relations for Central Bank of Barbados, and as a musician and newspaper reporter. Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, professor of English and creative writing, 1989. Office-Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904-2200. (English, history) Louisiana State University, M.F.A., 1989. Education: Combermere School, University of the West Indies, B.A. Born 1955, in Barbados immigrated to United States, 1987.

The Houses of Alphonso by Anthony Kellman