Zahra Gordon

Blog Archive 2010-2020

  • KAISO! Part 1: de dame lorraine

    this is the first line of a poem I haven’t written yet: the consistent experience is the mother. maybe this will turn into a poem about “dame lorraine” mas (as in mask or masquerade). to…

  • KAISO! de anti-master narrative ca’naval series

    for the rest of the 2011 trinidad & tobago ca’naval season i’ll be posting quotes from the book Rituals of Power & Rebellion by noted calypsonian Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool. the main purpose is to…

  • Everyday You Learn Something New: Garveyism in Trinidad

    The other day, I was on the promenade in San Fernando (Trinidad) by the taxi stand. I cannot count the number of times I have waited for transportation in this area. This particular day…

  • Oh How Times Have Changed!

    When I was growing up I wasn’t allowed to watch The Simpsons because my parents thought the jokes were too adult. So of course, this was a show I would sneak to watch sometimes. Now…

  • No hats in the bank?? How colonial?!

    This Rasta looks sad. Maybe she got put out de bank too.  Yesterday’s Daily Express ran an article on the alleged discrimination against a Rastafarian man at a Republic Bank branch. The bank has a…

  • What Have You Read Lately?

    So I have this horrible (but awesome!) habit of buying books that I know I don’t have time to read; especially, if I find them at inexpensive prices in used bookstores or markets. This…

  • New Year, Old Debate

    The New Year has come and gone without a new post from me! Here’s a topic that continues to deserve attention.  It seems like I’m always “talking.” This post is based on another conversation…

  • Rekindling Lost Spirits: Just BE

    In middle school I was not always the most fashionable kid. It might have had something to do with me being a little dorky or my then recent change of environments: what was hot…

  • What Do You Think? (About Black Male "Revolutionaries" & White Women)

             Fathia Nkrumah with son.           Last week I got to talking with two sisters. The topic: black “nationalist/revolutionary” men dating/marrying white women. Before I get into what was said, I must confess:…