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Trinidadian writer and actor Elisha Efua Bartels talks to novelists and poets across the English-speaking Caribbean about what they see as their literary heritage, whether the prominent writers that have emerged from the region in the past have influenced them, and the increased diversity of voices coming out of the region today. In interviews with Barbara Jenkins (Trinidad), Vladimir Lucien (St Lucia), Kevin Jared Hosein (Trinidad), Colin Robinson (Trinidad) and Karen Lord (Barbados), she explores the new directions writers are taking in their work. Featured readings: Tanya Shirley: 'Said by a DJ at an Uptown Dance' from 'The Merchant of Feathers' published by Peepal Tree Press Colin Robinson: title poem from 'You Have You Father Hard Head' published by Peepal Tree Press Vladimir Lucien: 'Mi Jean' from 'Sounding Ground' published by Peepal Tree Press Kevin Jared Hosein: extract from 'The Repenters' published by Peepal Tree Press Karen Lord: extract from 'The Best of All Possible Worlds' published by Jo Fletcher Books Barbara Jenkins: extract from 'Sic Transit Wagon' published by Peepal Tree Press.