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Digital forum for innovative critical and creative explorations of Caribbean literature, broadly defined; a Small Axe literary platform
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sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
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This essay describes Claude McKay’s historical imagination: the history of former and current empires; the influence of economic systems on how time is experienced in the West and the Caribbean; and art’s historical function as a portal to lost customs.
Read @ Duke, tinyurl.com/3pd257u8
Read @ Duke, tinyurl.com/3pd257u8
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This essay describes Claude McKay’s historical imagination: the history of former and current empires; the influence of economic systems on how time is experienced in the West and the Caribbean; and art’s historical function as a portal to lost customs.
Read @ Duke, tinyurl.com/3pd257u8
Read @ Duke, tinyurl.com/3pd257u8
“we dwelt / in the divinity / of our voice one spiritbody”
In “Morning’s Avalanche of Light”, Keith Jones writes an elegy and praise for Danielle Legros Georges and her gifts as a poet, seer, editor, translator, and friend. Read the poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “Morning’s Avalanche of Light”, Keith Jones writes an elegy and praise for Danielle Legros Georges and her gifts as a poet, seer, editor, translator, and friend. Read the poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“we dwelt / in the divinity / of our voice one spiritbody”
In “Morning’s Avalanche of Light”, Keith Jones writes an elegy and praise for Danielle Legros Georges and her gifts as a poet, seer, editor, translator, and friend. Read the poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “Morning’s Avalanche of Light”, Keith Jones writes an elegy and praise for Danielle Legros Georges and her gifts as a poet, seer, editor, translator, and friend. Read the poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“I had lost a poet and guide.”
In his essay, “Writing Haiti and the Caribbean Present”, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social reflects on his correspondences with Danielle Legros Georges, her mentorship, her writing, her vision for poetry, and her care. Read the full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In his essay, “Writing Haiti and the Caribbean Present”, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social reflects on his correspondences with Danielle Legros Georges, her mentorship, her writing, her vision for poetry, and her care. Read the full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“I had lost a poet and guide.”
In his essay, “Writing Haiti and the Caribbean Present”, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social reflects on his correspondences with Danielle Legros Georges, her mentorship, her writing, her vision for poetry, and her care. Read the full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In his essay, “Writing Haiti and the Caribbean Present”, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social reflects on his correspondences with Danielle Legros Georges, her mentorship, her writing, her vision for poetry, and her care. Read the full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“Yet this skin, / Sugary brown, / And wet with the ocean’s tears, / Remembers…”
In her poem, “Hostage (for Danielle Legros Georges)”, Malica S. Willie engages with two of Georges’s poems that explore identity and Haitian society's resilience. Read Willie’s poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Hostage (for Danielle Legros Georges)”, Malica S. Willie engages with two of Georges’s poems that explore identity and Haitian society's resilience. Read Willie’s poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“Yet this skin, / Sugary brown, / And wet with the ocean’s tears, / Remembers…”
In her poem, “Hostage (for Danielle Legros Georges)”, Malica S. Willie engages with two of Georges’s poems that explore identity and Haitian society's resilience. Read Willie’s poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Hostage (for Danielle Legros Georges)”, Malica S. Willie engages with two of Georges’s poems that explore identity and Haitian society's resilience. Read Willie’s poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“sometimes every breath is battered with heavy sleep, and I / see my mom again, grass spread out under solar gold”
Conor Bracken translates Jean D’Amerique’s poem, “douleur-fleuve” in "river-misery". Read the poem in translation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Conor Bracken translates Jean D’Amerique’s poem, “douleur-fleuve” in "river-misery". Read the poem in translation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“sometimes every breath is battered with heavy sleep, and I / see my mom again, grass spread out under solar gold”
Conor Bracken translates Jean D’Amerique’s poem, “douleur-fleuve” in "river-misery". Read the poem in translation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Conor Bracken translates Jean D’Amerique’s poem, “douleur-fleuve” in "river-misery". Read the poem in translation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“when the moon closes / her eye around the shroud / they are filled / with hunger.” – “blessed are the Lovergirls”
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“when the moon closes / her eye around the shroud / they are filled / with hunger.” – “blessed are the Lovergirls”
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking writing (scholarly, creative, and otherwise) that reflects on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm...
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking writing (scholarly, creative, and otherwise) that reflects on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm...
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
“May we be so honored to meet you again, in that place where stories rest.”
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“May we be so honored to meet you again, in that place where stories rest.”
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “Heal a Population Still Reeling from… Enslavement and Violence”, @websdercorneille.bsky.social and @evanauguste.bsky.social discuss Dr. Louis Mars’s impact on ethnopsychiatry and recognize his work in mental health-related fields. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In “Heal a Population Still Reeling from… Enslavement and Violence”, @websdercorneille.bsky.social and @evanauguste.bsky.social discuss Dr. Louis Mars’s impact on ethnopsychiatry and recognize his work in mental health-related fields. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
"maybe absence is the certain / apotheosis of presence”
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"maybe absence is the certain / apotheosis of presence”
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“In architecture, you have to be precise […] And I think I carry that precision of thought into the poetry.”
Shrinagar Francis interviews Trinidadian architect and poet, Fawzia Muradali Kane in “A River Most Foul”. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
Shrinagar Francis interviews Trinidadian architect and poet, Fawzia Muradali Kane in “A River Most Foul”. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
A River Most Foul
I was the coward. The others were calm. They knew what they had to do. Our cousin Zen was there, she had done this before. Zen is a happy person. She made us giggle in the waiting room, while the fune...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“In architecture, you have to be precise […] And I think I carry that precision of thought into the poetry.”
Shrinagar Francis interviews Trinidadian architect and poet, Fawzia Muradali Kane in “A River Most Foul”. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
Shrinagar Francis interviews Trinidadian architect and poet, Fawzia Muradali Kane in “A River Most Foul”. Read the full interview here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
“there are pages we write that smell of nothing / but back home.”
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“there are pages we write that smell of nothing / but back home.”
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
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The award-winning journal Small Axe focuses on publishing critical work that examines the ideas that guided the formation of Caribbean modernities. Issue 78 is now available, read it online: buff.ly/xTwnWC6
Learn more, sign up for issue alerts, and subscribe: buff.ly/3yk2Wny
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November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The award-winning journal Small Axe focuses on publishing critical work that examines the ideas that guided the formation of Caribbean modernities. Issue 78 is now available, read it online: buff.ly/xTwnWC6
Learn more, sign up for issue alerts, and subscribe: buff.ly/3yk2Wny
Learn more, sign up for issue alerts, and subscribe: buff.ly/3yk2Wny
“Decolonization involves ensuring our children are raised on Caribbean literature.”
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Decolonization involves ensuring our children are raised on Caribbean literature.”
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
“I prefer the waves when they are dancing Dinki Mini with the sun”
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“I prefer the waves when they are dancing Dinki Mini with the sun”
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“Here, we center us.” In this dialogue, Rachel Mordecai (current editor) and Kelly Baker Josephs (former editor) discuss sx salon at 50 issues, its transitions, archiving, pushing boundaries, and hope. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“Here, we center us.” In this dialogue, Rachel Mordecai (current editor) and Kelly Baker Josephs (former editor) discuss sx salon at 50 issues, its transitions, archiving, pushing boundaries, and hope. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
Reposted by sx salon
Wifredo Lam: Artist-Poet of Tropical Dreams and Sorrows. The great Cuban modernist, whose politics and Afro-Asian roots shaped his paintings and inspired generations of artists, gets a revelatory survey at MoMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
Wifredo Lam: Artist-Poet of Tropical Dreams and Sorrows
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November 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Wifredo Lam: Artist-Poet of Tropical Dreams and Sorrows. The great Cuban modernist, whose politics and Afro-Asian roots shaped his paintings and inspired generations of artists, gets a revelatory survey at MoMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Natural Disasters and Puerto Rican Art as Resistance to Colonialism: Responses to Hurricane María in Latinx Talk.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Natural Disasters and Puerto Rican Art as Resistance to Colonialism: Responses to Hurricane María in Latinx Talk.
latinxtalk.org/2025/11/13/t...
latinxtalk.org/2025/11/13/t...
With great pleasure, the Small Axe Project welcomes Simone A. James Alexander to the sx salon editorial team, taking over the role of Book Reviews Editor from Ronald Cummings.
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
With great pleasure, the Small Axe Project welcomes Simone A. James Alexander to the sx salon editorial team, taking over the role of Book Reviews Editor from Ronald Cummings.
Celebrating Makeda Silvera, Stephanie Martin, and 40 Years of Sister Vision.
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Celebrating Makeda Silvera, Stephanie Martin, and 40 Years of Sister Vision.
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
Congratulations to SX Salon's Creative Editor, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, on his newest publication entitled Algarabía.
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Congratulations to SX Salon's Creative Editor, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, on his newest publication entitled Algarabía.
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
The second annual Olive Lewin Distinguished Lecture will take place on September 11, 2025.
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The second annual Olive Lewin Distinguished Lecture will take place on September 11, 2025.
Read poems by John Robert Lee and Amílcar Peter Sanatan in sx salon 49. Both writers dedicate pieces to the Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist, Lorna Goodison.
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smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
August 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Read poems by John Robert Lee and Amílcar Peter Sanatan in sx salon 49. Both writers dedicate pieces to the Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist, Lorna Goodison.
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...