BIM: ARTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, VOL. 3, NO. 2

BIM: Arts for the 21st Century, Vol. 3, No. 2

Genre: Multi-Form Anthologies (Adults) Publisher: Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill and the Ministry of Community Development and Culture, Government of Barbados (2010) Paperback: 103 pages SYNOPSIS Begun as an offshoot of the journal of the Young Men's Progressive Club, BIM: Arts for the 21st Century first appeared in December 1942. Today, it is edited collaboratively by persons drawn from the literary community, who represent the creative, academic and developmental interests critical for the sustainability of the best Caribbean literature. The journal is jointly published by the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill and the Ministry of Community Development and Culture, Government of Barbados. Among the essays, poems, and short stories in this issue are written works by Colin Dayan, Anthony Bogues, and Hilary McD. Beckles that explore the rebuilding of Haiti after the January 12th 2010 earthquake, and poems by Cecil Gray, Summer Edward, and Kei Miller that engage with the theme of memory as it pertains to childhood and the idea of home. The cover features artwork by Vonnie Roudette from her series of paintings inspired by the moon cycle. Contributors: Jennifer Rahim • Colin Dayan • McDonald Dixon • Anthony Bogues • Hilary McD. Beckles • Kei Miller • Karen Lord • Kendel Hippolyte • Mark McWatt • Summer Edward • Cecil Gray • Austin Clarke and more

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Praise & Reviews for BIM: Arts for the 21st Century

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"Say the word “heritage” and we think mainly of customs, traditions, buildings and sites of historical importance. Add the written component, and BIM magazine stands out as the most significant marker of our Barbadian literary heritage."
    —Esther Phillips, Nation News

"The importance of the magazine is that it provides a miniature history of primary sources in West Indian literature. In the mid twentieth century the magazine fostered the idea, new in the region at that time, that the profession of writing is an honorable one. The magazine was the chief meeting place for Anglophone literary ideas thus enabling the writers to overcome their isolation. BIM provided also an opportunity for new writers to appear in print alongside more established Caribbean writers who had published abroad. The magazine was thus a major force for regional dialogue, championing regionalism by its actions. Almost every important West Indian writer contributed first poems and short stories to BIM. It was here that they obtained their first encouragement and it was from here that links were established with the BBC programme Caribbean Voices and its producer Henry Swanzy who championed the development of Caribbean writing abroad."
    —The Barbados National Register

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