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Ghanaian-Jamaican poet Kwame Dawes is interviewed by Melanie Abrahams at the National Center for Writing in Norwich on October 20, 2026.

In this recording Ghanaian-Jamaican poet Kwame Dawes responds to a question from St Lucian journalist Tresha Lionel about resisting efforts to erase Black voices. Dawes, pictured with me here, was the featured performer at the National Center for Writing in Norwich, on October 20, 2026.

Barbadian musician and cultural ambassador Anthony "Gabby" Carter and I talk about Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley's plans to legalize same sex unions and other matters.