A panel of experts discussed the St. Martin people, identity, nationhood and notions of sovereignty as explored in the short fictions of Brotherhood of the Spurs (on the 15th anniversary of the book’s publication), and in The Salt Reaper, the critically reviewed poetry collection, both books by the St. Martin author Lasana M. Sekou, published nearly 10 years apart, on Tuesday May 29th 2012 at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library.
Have there been any changes in direction in the St. Martin reality or in the author’s two works? Are any of the dreams in the books being fulfilled in the St. Martin of today?, were some of the questions posed during the discussion.
Discussants present were: Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, linguist, researcher, educator (St. Martin), Mr. Emilio Jorge Rodríguez, author, essayist, scholar (Cuba) and Dr. Maria van Enkevort, historian, researcher (St. Martin)
Ms. Marie Richardson, educator was the Reader.
Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, linguist, researcher, educator (St. Martin)
Mr. Emilio Jorge Rodríguez, author, essayist, scholar (Cuba)
Dr. Maria van Enkevort, historian, researcher (St. Martin)
Ms. Marie Richardson, educator the Reader