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July 11, 2011

New York based Guardian Media Group reviews Eintous Godchild poetry for children

Profound and lucid is how Eintous latest book for children Godchild is described by Dr Glenville Ashby of the Guardian Media Group in New York
July 4, 2011

Eintou creates new Anansi story

How Anansi Bring the Drum is the title of the new play written by Eintou Pearl Springer as part of a special project to develop a National Youth Theatre Eintou also wrote the play as part of her contribution to the United Nations International Year in honour of Persons of African Heritage The play will be performed in November African History month
June 27, 2011

World Poetry Festival draws international group of poets

Poets from France Spain Kenya USA Haiti Cuba Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago and many Latin American countries all came together recently for a successful international poetry festival in Caracas VenezuelaThe Festival took place at the Teresa Carreo Theater and the Centre of Latin America Studies Rmulo Gallegos CELARG
June 13, 2011

Eintou selected for 8th World Poetry Festival Venezuela

The Casa Nacional de las Letras Andrs Bello has included former Poet Laureate of Port of Spain Eintou Pearl Springer in its World Poetry Festival taking place in Caracas June 1218 2011
May 30, 2011

Storytelling A Literature of Liberation

Despite all that the African has produced and created culturally in the aftermath of enslavement we have failed to acquire the cultural confidence necessary for us to retake our place as a powerful global people This then is the task that confronts the conscious diaspora African storyteller How can the ancient art forms of survival be used to reinvigorate our people by reaching into the minds of our children
May 16, 2011

Eintou Springer speaks on the importance of Storytelling

Eintou Springer will present a wide ranging paper later this week at an upcoming conference on Storytelling in MartiniqueSpringer a storyteller for many decades will share with conference participants her perspective on the importance of stories as transformation for young people who are At Risk and as healing for communities
May 11, 2011

Idakeda in the News Eintou Springers Godchild reviewed by Trinidad Express

The launch of GodChild has sparked renewed interest in the works of Eintou Springer and in the importance of writing for children as a whole
May 2, 2011

Chibale performance listed amongst most inspiring at Bocas Literary Festival

The Chibale Drumming Ensemble made waves at the recently completed Bocas Literary Festival in Port of SpainThe group performed as part of a Storytelling session during the childrens component of the Festival and were part of the preaward ceremony performances on the final night
April 25, 2011

Eintou Springers God Child recommended by head of Naliss Heritage Division for School Curriculum

God Child Eintous new collection of stories and poems for children was recently launched at the audiovisual room of National Library in Port of Spain The book was very warmly reviewed by Joan Osborne Director of the Heritage Library Division the Unit originally founded by Ms Springer
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