University of Nebraska Lincoln

#AToZJamaicaChallenge: W is for Water (Or The Lack Thereof)

June 26, 2016

Someone reminded me today that just a year ago we were all obsessed with water. Why? Because there was none. The 2015 drought (there was a 2014 one too) was beginning to really bite last June, while temperatures soared – including more warm nights (haven’t we all felt this?) Many Jamaicans had no water in … More #AToZJamaicaChallenge: W is for Water (Or The Lack Thereof)

African Postman: Death of a Poet

September 28, 2013

Ghanaian poet, playwright, diplomat and teacher Kofi Awoonor, 78, was among the casualties of the terrorist attack on Nairobi‘s Westgate Mall on September 21. There have already been many tributes, and the articles linked below express the loss much more beautifully than I can. Every life lost – rich or poor, young or old, African or not – was … More African Postman: Death of a Poet