On Sunday, the 12 TH Annual Jamaica Poetry Festival will be held at the AC Hotel in New Kingston. It will feature a wide range of activities that will culminate with the intriguing realism and wit surrounding high-quality poetry.
The festival will begin in the middle of the morning and include a family-friendly, creative arts workshop from 10am to noon; an art and craft show; and the Jamaica 60th Anniversary Dinner at 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Poetry starts at 7pm.
The 60th anniversary dinner has been named “Voice for the Voiceless in Support of the Deaf Community”. This is because all proceeds of the dinner will go to the Jamaica Association of the Deaf. The organizers stated that this is to enable members of the Deaf community to communicate with police officers and the public via text messaging.
This year’s festival will feature some of the most prominent personalities, including Monty Alexander, Skip Marley and Ebony Payne. They both made virtual appearances.
A wide range of national corporate and other entities are sponsoring the festival, including Jamaica National and the Tourism Enhancement Fund, VM Investments and Jamaica Public Service Company, (JPS), Jamaica Observer and Proven Investment, Sandals and Digicel Foundation, Tuff Gong International Limited, Sun Coast Beach Club. This ultra-inclusive resort-inspired community is being built in 12 Miles St Thomas, along with the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica and Learning Life Jamaica and Art of Life Magazine.
