tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post3516630012035806392..comments2023-10-22T12:21:47.291-04:00Comments on Geoffrey Philp: Why I Trust Derek Walcott More Than My PastorGeoffrey Philphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-26823111954910752532012-10-06T08:27:08.494-04:002012-10-06T08:27:08.494-04:00Give thanks, Roy. Walcott's work in the theatr...Give thanks, Roy. Walcott's work in the theatre as compared to his poetry is very interesting. His plays reflect the folk sensibiliteies of the Caribbean whereas his early poems tended to be Eurocentric in terms of the synthesis he is trying to achieve. Brathwaite begins in West Africa and his synthesis is of Africa and the Caribbean.<br />By the time Walcott gets to Omeros, he is attempting all three: The Caribbean, West African and European.<br /><br />Paece,<br />Geoffrey<br />Geoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-21880022839894669322012-10-06T01:56:04.693-04:002012-10-06T01:56:04.693-04:00What a beautiful reflection; and how right you are...What a beautiful reflection; and how right you are: to create is Divine. Thank you for sharing this; I've read three of Walcott's plays within the past month or so, and now you have me intrigued about Brathwaite; I'm not familiar with her/his works. I'm a doctoral student in theatre in Georgia. I haven't read Omeros either. Gosh, I've really got some reading to do! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057578415348724462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-20897185022247116552007-06-23T22:55:00.000-04:002007-06-23T22:55:00.000-04:00Truly!Truly!Geoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-25539881911344211522007-06-23T17:27:00.000-04:002007-06-23T17:27:00.000-04:00'Either I'm nobody, or I'm a nation'.'Either I'm nobody, or I'm a nation'.FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-89120694044646873882007-06-21T16:45:00.000-04:002007-06-21T16:45:00.000-04:00Your pastor was obviously brainwashed into thinkin...Your pastor was obviously brainwashed into thinking that English was good and Caribbean was bad.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570165135981686349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-7439250025514066222007-06-20T14:47:00.000-04:002007-06-20T14:47:00.000-04:00Banana is still spelt "banana".Banana is still spelt "banana".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com