Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue

In a dialogue between writers of continental African and Caribbean descent, each of the contributors to this edition has a story to tell about how their eyes were opened to the unexpected nature of their sameness as well as the differences.

Snapshots taken along the way

Writer and academic Jane Bryce on the space where Carbbean and African literatures exist in a cultural continuum. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-11
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A Fine Intuition

Billy Kahora, a lecturer in creative writing at Bristol University, is hopeful that the decolonisation of the curriculum will lead to the study of significant African and Caribbean writers. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-12
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What is Africa to me?

Colin Grant on his limited understanding of Africa and African writing growing up in Luton in the 60s and 70s. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-13
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Who is ‘the other’ anyway?

Stewart Brown on life as a white man teaching and publishing NOW, a literary magazine, in the Caribbean in the 1970s before returning to Birmingham. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-14
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Travelling Lines

Nigerian playwright, cultural critic and poet Funso Aiyejina asks, after 33 years in the Caribbean, 'How Nigerian am I?' Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-15
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A West Indian in Africa

Academic and writer Philip Nanton describes his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro as a small-island, sea-level Caribbean person. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-16
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Redemption is more than a song

Tendai Huchu remembers the guided tour that opened his eyes to Edinburgh's huge wealth built on the profits of slavery. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-17
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Meeting the ogbanje

Novelist Claire Adam, who grew up in Port of Spain, Trinidad, reflects on African writers who have influenced her own work. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

03-18
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