J'ouvert pronounced ju- bay / ”Fe`te is pronounced fet / I met the Moko Jumbie early J’ouv. Published at the web's largest poetry site.

There is poetry all around us and we are narrators, story-tellers, explorers of the human condition. It begins before we know it and the power of words can change the world. Emotions are expressions, as fleeting as a cloud on a windy day. As sullen as a stormy sky and as awe inspiring as a sunset or sunrise.

of sugar- chained black skins. Luminous dust surrounds the eyes And the blurred war paint of smiles beckons the eyes to the masquerader impaled on music’s needling spike waved by a Blue Devil, “spittin fire in yuh eye” But watch for the Midnight Robber waiting for your “two penny eye” as Moko Jumbie looks down Dame Loraine blouse

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PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous moko poems. These examples illustrate what a famous moko poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

This poem was written as part of our World Wide Virtual Tour. It was inspired by our visit to Trinidad and watching a video of a group of young Moko Jumbie stilt dancers.

Jul 14, 2022 · Here is Diya’s poem: Soualigan giant moko jumbie, a beautiful warrior. Watching over his village protecting from the evil. A true giant moko jumbie, a seeker and a protector. Standing tall, tall, tall. And their tallness is symbolic to the power of God.

Oct 2, 2016 · When Bamidele spots two Moko Jumbies outside of his window one night he is determined to uncover the mystery behind the masked stilted dancers. He embarks on a quest: Are Moko Jumbies to be feared or are they really protective magical ancestral spirits? Listen to Opal Palmer Adisa read Look! Next young reader: Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure.

Colin Robinson has been writing about belonging, gender, desire, place and loss through three decades of movements between his boyhood home in Diego Martin, Trinidad and New York City where he lived as an “illegal alien” for a decade. He is currently working on a new project of building a Caribbean movement for sexual citizenship.

Apr 23, 2012 · Ru-au-moko - Hone Tuwhare Traveller if you go by way of Wai-o-hau do not linger where the dark gorge broods Move on Do not eat or drink there nor stop to fish the turbulence of the snarled river-bed for eels; potato plants, swirling. Pause by the broke ngaio tree and in your own hard fashion three times curse him Within the shattered bluff