Listen & Be Heard

Pretty Like Jamaica, a Story Especially for Caribbean Children

We talked about how the role of provider has changed in Jamaica, gender violence, Jamaican National language and English in the schools, choosing to live in Jamaica, and her plans for at least ten more children’s books…

March 20, 2023

Review: A Gathering of the Tribes–The Black Lives Matter Issue

Memory is honored, the names of those slain by police held up in a light of poetry, the fire of strength raging from our streets to the page…

March 19, 2023

The #1 Reason Plans Fail

The number one reason plans fail is because we fail to plan. The solution is simple. Write down your plan. If you want to change anything, write down what you WILL do to make the change.

March 17, 2023

Red Shoes, Wild Women Writers

An archival interview of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of Women who run with the wolves, Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. A conversation with Nilsa Rivera, about podcasting and navigating the world as writers.

March 14, 2023

wrong

all for naught fraught with care don’t be where you knot belong

March 26, 2023

Overheated Heart

I see the smoke in your car for a long time, the younger one says They get ouf of the truck and tell me to pop the hood

March 25, 2023

to belong

i know i go i flow i see i free i me part of whole a soul

March 25, 2023

Shame Game

he covers her cage with his rage, takes her song, tells her she’s wrong, weak, shouldn’t speak. she waits long for dawn.

March 24, 2023

Good morning

March 23, 2023

Children in the Caribbean and Tribes in New York

Martha Cinader speaks with Opal Palmer Adisa in Jamaica, author of Pretty Like Jamaica, published by Caribbean Reads. Martha also speaks with author Chavisa Woods, Executive Director of A Gathering of the Tribes in New York City. Tony Robles reads poetry from Issue 16 of A Gathering of the Tribes Magazine.

March 21, 2023