Bwa Difé (Firewood!) - Dalphinis, Morgan

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Résumé :
This is a second volume of collected poems covering 1985 to 2020. Bwa Dife is a tough poem, asking no sympathy and suggesting that all truths, even the unpalatable, must be told. My main pleasure in the collection is in the voice and rhythm of the St Lucian Creole, the acceptance and elevation of a language that, in its structure and expression, carries the stories of the people. Merle Collins, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Maryland....

Biographie:
Morgan Dalphinis was born in Saint Lucia West Indies and arrived in England aged 11. He has published many articles and five books on Caribbean and African languages and on Educational issues. This is his second volume of poetry. He has taught in all education phases except primary and worked as a General, Senior and Chief Inspector of schools in London education authorities. He has also worked as Executive Manager, Academic Development, City College Birmingham, Chief Executive of the Urban Learning Foundation and Head of School for Health Care and Early Years Professions and Senior Faculty Manager: Quality, Newham College till 2010, when he retired from full-time employment. He has also carried out consultancy work on curriculum and evaluation for UNESCO, the Ministries of Education in Saint Lucia and Jamaica as well as for CfBT and the Windsor Fellowship. Morgan has a PhD in Caribbean and African languages, an MBA, a BA (Hons.) in Linguistics and Hausa and a PGCE in ESOL and French....

Sommaire:
Morgan Dalphinis was born in Saint Lucia West Indies and arrived in England aged 11. He has published many articles and five books on Caribbean and African languages and on Educational issues. This is his second volume of poetry. He has taught in all education phases except primary and worked as a General, Senior and Chief Inspector of schools in London education authorities. He has also worked as Executive Manager, Academic Development, City College Birmingham, Chief Executive of the Urban Learning Foundation and Head of School for Health Care and Early Years Professions and Senior Faculty Manager: Quality, Newham College till 2010, when he retired from full-time employment. He has also carried out consultancy work on curriculum and evaluation for UNESCO, the Ministries of Education in Saint Lucia and Jamaica as well as for CfBT and the Windsor Fellowship. Morgan has a PhD in Caribbean and African languages, an MBA, a BA (Hons.) in Linguistics and Hausa and a PGCE in ESOL and French....