All This Is Love
A Collection of Virgin Islands Poetry, Art & Prose
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All This is Love
The tree is love
and the flower,
and the seed,
and the soil
which keeps
the anchor,
all this is love.
The sun is love
and the moon
and each star
which lights the sky
when we are lost,
all this is love.
The skin is love
the breast
the elegant limb
the breadth
of her body,
all this is love.
The mane is love
the smile,
the voice,
his laughter,
all this is love
The word is love
the thought,
the deed,
the conscience,
all this is love.
The tear is love,
as is the mending
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All This is Love: A Collection of Virgin Islands Poetry, Art & Prose is a poignant reminder of the reservoir of artistic talent constantly percolating in the
The contributors, each an accomplished artist in her or his own right, have brought a plethora of personal experiences and insight gleaned from individual journeys. Yet these stories, poetic entries, and artwork often recount, retell, and recapture the essence of
Thematically and stylistically variant, the works by Elaine Warren Jacobs, Daisy Holder Lafond, Hilda Lewis Joyce, Jeanne O’Day and Tregenza A. Roach carve out their own paths; but in the process encourage the readers to re-imagine ourselves in relationship to our cultures, traditions, histories and each other.
In point of fact, the construction of personal and national identities is not done for ideological exploitation, but rather emerges as the authors maneuver through a series of self-interrogation, reflection, and testimonies. At the center of this work is a clear allegiance and respect for the oral tradition, and an unabashed will to preserve and promote it.
This is a timely collection with its rich cultural-traditional-personal tapestry that is fraught with introspection and interpretation of individual and collective realities contextualized in the vibrant West Indian landscape. But, fortunately for the reader, this is a work that blends a series of literary devices that make the negotiating of this text a welcome endeavor.
All This is Love is aptly entitled, motivated as it were by a sincere love of the art of oral elaboration, of telling; guided by a passionate love of traditions, cultures, and histories and sealed and delivered by an even more abiding love for the
About the Author
Elaine Warren Jacobs is an English Teacher and a part-time instructor at the University of the Virgin Islands. Her work has appeared in many publications. Daisy Holder Lafond is a former newspaper columnist and magazine publisher. Her work has appeared in various publications. Hilda Lewis Joyce, a retired University of the Virgin Islands Associate Professor, connects art with words, primarily through the creation of short stories in which she gives voice to selected pieces of her Images in Charcoal. Jeanne O'Day has taught Literature in colleges and universities for more than 20 years. Her work appears in Caribbean and stateside publications. Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. teaches at the University of the Virgin Islands. His work has appeared in many publications. He recently published his first collection of poetry entitled, The Blessing of Rain and Other Poems.