A beautifully illustrated collection of poems full of nuance, wit and sadness about the tiny Caribbean island of Canouan, in the Grenadines.
Philip Nanton is a writer, poet and performer. Born in St Vincent, he now lives in Barbados. He is an honorary Research Associate at the University of Birmingham and occasional lecturer at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies, Barbados. He has made radio documentaries on Caribbean literature and culture for the BBC. His books, 'Island Voices for St. Christopher and the Barracudas' (2014) and 'Canouan Suite and Other Pieces' (2016), mix poetry and prose, and were both published by Papillote Press. His latest book, 'Frontiers of the Caribbean' (2017) was published by Manchester University Press.
