Questions in Jamaican Patois (Finishing Line Press, 2024) is a forthcoming poetry book by Jamaican-born author, Yasmin Morais.
Jennifer Brown Banks (Founder/President of Poets United to Advance the Arts) writes, “Yasmin’s poetry is powerful, purposeful, poised! In her new collection, “Questions in Jamaican Patois”, she connects with audiences through clever word choices, timely topics, and great emotional range. [. . .] From page one, until it’s done, this eclectic collection captivates the mind and captures the heart. Yasmin Morais is an immense talent, and “Questions in Jamaican Patois” is a ‘must-read.’
Description: Questions in Jamaican Patois presents the perspective of a Jamaican Canadian American woman as she ponders her past, present and the pasts of the strong women who preceded her. Her poems provide a window into the everyday human experience as she grapples with the meaning of love, loss, heartbreak, nostalgia, adjustment, and survival. It is through her questions that the answers are ultimately found.
Yasmin Morais was born in Jamaica and later lived in Canada and now the United States. Her poems have been published in Nursing Science Quarterly, The Potomac, and Pen and Prosper. Yasmin also self-published her first poetry collection, From Cane Field to the Sea.
Her short story, “Rashida’s Letter,” placed third in the Tallahassee Writer’s Association competition and was published in the Seven Hills Review. See https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Review-Tallahassee-Writers-Association/dp/1481148818. To showcase the works of Caribbean poets, she created the blog, Poets of the Caribbean (poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.com).
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Questions in Jamaican Patois (Finishing Line Press, 2024) is a forthcoming poetry book by Jamaican-born author, Yasmin Morais. Jennifer Brown Banks (Founder/President of Poets United to Advance the Arts) writes, “Yasmin’s poetry is powerful, purposeful, poised! In her new collection, “Questions in Jamaican Patois”, she connects with audiences through clever word choices, timely topics, and
