Geoffrey Philp

September 6, 2016

Garvey's Ghost: My Interview with Global Voices

Giving thanks to Atiba Rogers and Janine Mendes-Franco of Global Voices for interviewing me about my novel, Garvey Ghost, and the campaign to seek a presidential pardon for Marcus Garvey.

https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/03/after-two-decades-jamaican-author-finally-unveils-book-dedicated-to-marcus-garvey/

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Geoffrey Philp: Geoffrey Philp is the author of eight books of poetry, two novels, two collections of short stories, and three children's books. His poems and short stories have been published in The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse, World Literature Today, The Johannesburg Review of Books, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, Bearden's Odyssey Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden, Rattle: Poets Respond, and Crab Orchard Review. A recipient of the Luminary Award from the Consulate of Jamaica (2015) and a former chair for the 2019 OCM Bocas Prize for Poetry, Philp's work is featured on The Poetry Rail at The Betsy--an homage to 12 writers that shaped Miami culture. He is currently working on a graphic novel for children, “My Name is Marcus.”

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