• Luminescent Ships Faith Nelson

  • Apr 30 2024
  • Length: 39 mins
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Luminescent Ships Faith Nelson

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  • https://youtu.be/h75T2ARKi9EPoet Faith Nelson is our Highlighted Poet for Poetry Month. This interview ties together her writing and love of music, enhanced by her commanding voice. We began the month with her poem “The Foster Girls.” Listen to my conversation with a passionate creative. We walk through the inspiration behind “Luminescent Ships: Love Songs to Caribbean American Life, which celebrates the diaspora in this region. Faith Nelson is a published poet, freelance copywriter, book developer, and indie publishing consultant. She gained years of experience working behind the scenes at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC and Black Entertainment Television, a Viacom network. Before that, she was an actress in Jamaica’s National Pantomime and other productions. She was also an award-winning soprano under the tutelage of the esteemed musicologist Noel Dexter and soprano Dawn Marie Virtue James. Read This! Authors Corner: on iHeartradio, Apple and Spotifyhashtag#poetrymonthhashtag#amplifyingcaribbeanauthorshashtag#readthishashtag#poetryhashtag#caribbeanliterature

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