sx salon
@sxsalon.bsky.social
Digital forum for innovative critical and creative explorations of Caribbean literature, broadly defined; a Small Axe literary platform
http://smallaxe.net/sxsalon | Instagram: @sx_salon
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“when the moon closes / her eye around the shroud / they are filled / with hunger.” – “blessed are the Lovergirls”
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“when the moon closes / her eye around the shroud / they are filled / with hunger.” – “blessed are the Lovergirls”
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “blessed are the Lovergirls” and “Note #888, ad infinitum”, Letitia Marie Pratt explores love, beauty, and desire with softness. Read her poems here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking writing (scholarly, creative, and otherwise) that reflects on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm...
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
OPEN CALL: sx salon is seeking writing (scholarly, creative, and otherwise) that reflects on the ruinous effects of climate change on the Caribbean. More information can be found here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/subm...
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
We look forward to reading your work!
📸 Matias Delacroix/AP
“May we be so honored to meet you again, in that place where stories rest.”
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“May we be so honored to meet you again, in that place where stories rest.”
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
@omegadenyse.bsky.social's poem, “Keen Eyes”, pays homage to the care, expertise, and wisdom of Danielle Legros Georges. Read the poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “Heal a Population Still Reeling from… Enslavement and Violence”, @websdercorneille.bsky.social and @evanauguste.bsky.social discuss Dr. Louis Mars’s impact on ethnopsychiatry and recognize his work in mental health-related fields. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In “Heal a Population Still Reeling from… Enslavement and Violence”, @websdercorneille.bsky.social and @evanauguste.bsky.social discuss Dr. Louis Mars’s impact on ethnopsychiatry and recognize his work in mental health-related fields. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
"maybe absence is the certain / apotheosis of presence”
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"maybe absence is the certain / apotheosis of presence”
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
Connected by their shared Caribbean bilingual culture, John Robert Lee celebrates the life and talent of Danielle Legros Georges in "Maman". Read the poem cycle here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“there are pages we write that smell of nothing / but back home.”
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“there are pages we write that smell of nothing / but back home.”
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In “water children”, Morgan Christie reflects on Danielle Legros Georges’s mentorship and their connections to Haiti and the Caribbean. Read Christie's poem in its entirety here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“Decolonization involves ensuring our children are raised on Caribbean literature.”
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Decolonization involves ensuring our children are raised on Caribbean literature.”
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
In this interview, @amilcarsanatan.bsky.social and Marsha Massiah discuss the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, the diaspora, and hope. Read more on their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
“I prefer the waves when they are dancing Dinki Mini with the sun”
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“I prefer the waves when they are dancing Dinki Mini with the sun”
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
In her poem, “Learning to Swim”, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social reflects on building self-confidence through writing. Read her poem here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/poet...
“Here, we center us.” In this dialogue, Rachel Mordecai (current editor) and Kelly Baker Josephs (former editor) discuss sx salon at 50 issues, its transitions, archiving, pushing boundaries, and hope. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“Here, we center us.” In this dialogue, Rachel Mordecai (current editor) and Kelly Baker Josephs (former editor) discuss sx salon at 50 issues, its transitions, archiving, pushing boundaries, and hope. Read their conversation here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/inte...
sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
sx salon 50 is now live! Our fiftieth issue features interviews and dialogues between scholars, writers, and artists followed by poetry and prose that honor Danielle Legros Georges. Read more on the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
With great pleasure, the Small Axe Project welcomes Simone A. James Alexander to the sx salon editorial team, taking over the role of Book Reviews Editor from Ronald Cummings.
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
With great pleasure, the Small Axe Project welcomes Simone A. James Alexander to the sx salon editorial team, taking over the role of Book Reviews Editor from Ronald Cummings.
Celebrating Makeda Silvera, Stephanie Martin, and 40 Years of Sister Vision.
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Celebrating Makeda Silvera, Stephanie Martin, and 40 Years of Sister Vision.
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
September 25, 2025.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario.
Register here: sistervision.carrd.co
Congratulations to SX Salon's Creative Editor, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, on his newest publication entitled Algarabía.
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Congratulations to SX Salon's Creative Editor, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, on his newest publication entitled Algarabía.
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
Algarabía follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/algara...
The second annual Olive Lewin Distinguished Lecture will take place on September 11, 2025.
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The second annual Olive Lewin Distinguished Lecture will take place on September 11, 2025.
Read poems by John Robert Lee and Amílcar Peter Sanatan in sx salon 49. Both writers dedicate pieces to the Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist, Lorna Goodison.
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
August 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Read poems by John Robert Lee and Amílcar Peter Sanatan in sx salon 49. Both writers dedicate pieces to the Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist, Lorna Goodison.
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
For sx salon 49, Essah Cozett Díaz writes about women's agency and the influence of mothers in Lorna Goodison's poetry collection, I am Becoming My Mother.
Read Díaz critical contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
Read Díaz critical contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
August 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
For sx salon 49, Essah Cozett Díaz writes about women's agency and the influence of mothers in Lorna Goodison's poetry collection, I am Becoming My Mother.
Read Díaz critical contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
Read Díaz critical contribution here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
In our recently released sx salon 49, Elizabeth Coggeshall offers critical insights into Lorna Goodison's intertextual engagement with the poetry of Dante Alighieri.
Read Coggeshall's full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
Read Coggeshall's full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
August 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In our recently released sx salon 49, Elizabeth Coggeshall offers critical insights into Lorna Goodison's intertextual engagement with the poetry of Dante Alighieri.
Read Coggeshall's full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
Read Coggeshall's full essay here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/disc...
Shannon Chen See reviews Yashika Graham's debut poetry collection. Read the full review in sx salon 49: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/revi...
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Shannon Chen See reviews Yashika Graham's debut poetry collection. Read the full review in sx salon 49: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/revi...
Announcing the publication of sx salon 49, an issue celebrating the work of Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist Lorna Goodison.
Read more from our latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
Read more from our latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
August 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Announcing the publication of sx salon 49, an issue celebrating the work of Jamaican poet, fiction-writer, essayist, and memoirist Lorna Goodison.
Read more from our latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
Read more from our latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...
In 2026, Postcolonial Text will release a special double-issue on the work of Pamela Mordecai. Abstracts of 300-500 words are due by September 15, 2025.
Complete CFP details here:
www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
Complete CFP details here:
www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
June 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In 2026, Postcolonial Text will release a special double-issue on the work of Pamela Mordecai. Abstracts of 300-500 words are due by September 15, 2025.
Complete CFP details here:
www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
Complete CFP details here:
www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
Where Oceans Join: Landscapes, Seascapes, Archipelagoes in Circum-Caribbean Ecologies
6-7 May 2026, U.W.I., St. Augustine
Complete CFP details available here: conferences.sta.uwi.edu/whereoceansj...
6-7 May 2026, U.W.I., St. Augustine
Complete CFP details available here: conferences.sta.uwi.edu/whereoceansj...
June 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Where Oceans Join: Landscapes, Seascapes, Archipelagoes in Circum-Caribbean Ecologies
6-7 May 2026, U.W.I., St. Augustine
Complete CFP details available here: conferences.sta.uwi.edu/whereoceansj...
6-7 May 2026, U.W.I., St. Augustine
Complete CFP details available here: conferences.sta.uwi.edu/whereoceansj...
In sx salon 48, Oriana Mejías Martínez @leors.bsky.social reviews two books on migration in the Caribbean: (i) Anthea Morrison’s New Crossings: Caribbean Migration Narratives and (ii) Marisel C. Moreno’s Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature and Art.
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In sx salon 48, Oriana Mejías Martínez @leors.bsky.social reviews two books on migration in the Caribbean: (i) Anthea Morrison’s New Crossings: Caribbean Migration Narratives and (ii) Marisel C. Moreno’s Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature and Art.
In sx salon 48, Sasha Ann Panaram @sashapanaram.bsky.social reviews Oneka LaBennett’s Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond @nyupress.bsky.social.
May 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In sx salon 48, Sasha Ann Panaram @sashapanaram.bsky.social reviews Oneka LaBennett’s Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond @nyupress.bsky.social.
Announcing the launch of sx salon 48. The issue includes essays by Amandla Thomas-Johnson and Stéphane Martelly, reviews by Sasha Ann Panaram, Oriana Méjías Martinez, Maddi Chan and Linzey Corridon, poems by Letitia Marie Pratt, and stories by José Darío Martínez Milantchi and Alicia Valasse-Polius.
May 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Announcing the launch of sx salon 48. The issue includes essays by Amandla Thomas-Johnson and Stéphane Martelly, reviews by Sasha Ann Panaram, Oriana Méjías Martinez, Maddi Chan and Linzey Corridon, poems by Letitia Marie Pratt, and stories by José Darío Martínez Milantchi and Alicia Valasse-Polius.
A memorial reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 5 pm. Featuring readings by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers. Free & open to the public.
RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com.
RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com.
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A memorial reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 5 pm. Featuring readings by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers. Free & open to the public.
RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com.
RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com.