Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29

Damn, want to quote from this article. You'll just have to read the whole thing #Bahamas2012 http://t.co/pRRZ9gfP #
What is the role of Haiti's neighbours to Haiti? Reference to 1937 massacre in DR & the deportations post-earthquake @bocaslitfest #
Be mindful of the history the history & the results of revolution Haitienne which are the problems of the region writ large @bocaslitfest #
The metaphor of Haiti the first black republic in Caribbean consciousness the gulf between the revolution & everyday reality @bocaslitfest #
The Haitian woman - the poto mitan, the peristyle of the community @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 #
Ken Ramchand led a session on influences etc with Shara McCallum, Kei Miller, Karen Lord & Loretta Collins-Klobah @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 #
http://t.co/24iSLR4n Image of the discussion about Postcolonial influences in Old Fire Station. @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 #
Myriam's reading moves her, means so much it wells tears. Why can we bahamas not see the sisterhood beyond the sea? @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 #
Mervyn Morris reads with Kei Miller Sunday @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 http://t.co/PFMw2Sni #
Kei Miller reads with Mervyn Morris Sunday @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 http://t.co/997c8l39 #
RT @nicobet http://t.co/ZE5WZgCQ Myriam Chancy reads from The Scorpion's Claw @bocaslitfest #Bocas2012 #
http://t.co/ZE5WZgCQ Myriam Chancy reads from The Scorpion's Claw #
http://t.co/diUrcDnk Fred D'Aguiar & Shara McCallum discussing after their readings @bocaslitfest @oceantongues #Bocas2012 #
In Guyana, only the president's eggs are yellow - Fred D'Aguiar @bocaslitfest @oceantongues #Bocas2012 #
RT @anniepaul Apparently Lamming wanted Collins but was outnumbered. 3/3 # >> Not complaining. Love 'em both. Love Lamming & his vision too #
4th Bone @bocaslitfest #bocas2012 http://t.co/ZtBqXp7L #Kindle #
3rd Bone @bocaslitfest #bocas2012 http://t.co/8IX84vfz #Kindle #
2nd Bone @bocaslitfest #bocas2012 http://t.co/YwxqH6Gg #Kindle #
On playwriting: http://t.co/7U8Qeprz #Kindle #
LOOK. Look for you. Jeez. RT @nicobet @signifyinwoman gurrrrlllll! Will loom for you this afternoon/evening #
Ache! RT @sbaranha I make for a poor follower, so don't come knocking on my door campaigning on "leadership." #Bahamas2012 #DemandDebates #
Bahamas writers: check Caribbean literary festivals: @bocaslitfest in T&T, http://t.co/3aaF3Zy1 in Barbados, http://t.co/uMYxXdot in Ja! #
RT @nplaughlin Glad that @novelniche has got the @bocaslitfest Twitter feed covered. Lots of other tweeters at #bocas2012 Watch hashtag! #
Netizens I haven't yet met F2F @bocaslitfest: @signifyinwoman @DBoodooFortune #
So good meeting @georgiap in person @bocaslitfest! Also met & touched Muhammad @Muwakil & Guyanese-Bahamian Stephen Narain #
RT @PJDunleavy Unfamiliar w/academic writing using @ScrivenerApp this is a useful piece...pull in PDFs http://t.co/UrT0j28N” AND htmls #
RT @csbhagya #Watching A Midsummer Night's Dream. >> Talking about it today in @bocaslitfest Writing for Performance workshop #
RT @signifyinwoman I wuz there #poetryreading #bocas2012 #day2 >> look 4 me today/tomorrow let's meet F2F #
RT @signifyinwoman Tomorrow begins (for me) with readings by Andre Bagoo and Vahni Capildeo @nplaughlin>>Tweet 4 me, not there! Wanna meet! #
Tonight, readings in honour of Ja & TT 50th anniversary of Independence. Trust writers to be irreverent. & honest. Nice night @bocaslitfest #
Audience told me it was a balanced reading--tone changed, pace slowed, but I hope we didn't lose power. @bocaslitfest @oceantongues #
RT @TSWeekday Some Bahamians sacrifice swanky white collar career 2 work for the Government.REAL civil servants out deer.>>Sacrifice fa true #
Asha preceded me thanks to rock, paper, scissors. As she started I thought "how they hay I could top THIS?" @oceantongues @bocaslitfest #
Read today with Asha Rahming @bocaslitfest - she was cayyin ON. I seen Asha perform but she was home and she was hot @oceantongues #
Preparing with Asha Manoo-Rahming for my reading @bocaslitfest @oceantongues #
http://t.co/JRKMCUF4 Fawzia Kane reads from "Tantie Diablesse" #
"Poetry should offend. Poets are the last pagans." - Lasana Sekou, @bocaslitfest @oceantongues #
http://t.co/PDNfBV5o Lasana Sekou reading @bocaslitfest @oceantontongues #
RT @cwwriters Listening to Stephen Narain from Bahamas via Iowa - wonderful writing at #BOCAS new talent showcase. >>missed that bummer #
Hippolyte & Milosz: what good is poetry that does not save nations (or people)? He writes from that place @oceantongues @bocaslitfest #
RT @preejamaica RT @calabashfest:Alecia McKenzie's "Sweetheart" short listed 4 Commonwealth Book Prize. Calabash 2012>>Bookfests everywhere! #
http://t.co/EXHIsyAF Kendel Hippolyte reads "Village" http://t.co/XYgDv5wv @oceantongues #Bocaslitfest #
Now in the audience to hear Lasana Sekou and Kendel Hippolyte read @oceantongues #Bocaslitfest #
Kei is reading from a new book I progress. Want to get as soon as it exists. #Bocaslitfest #
Sharon Leach & Kei Miller in the National Library AV Room #Bocaslitfest #
Kei Miller reading. #Bocaslitfest http://t.co/xA88fvlq #
At Bocas Litfest. http://t.co/Ota3jaBf #
Blog – The Nassau Liberal http://t.co/pS3qdmRN #
RT @sbaranha @JoeyGaskinsJr @KnowlesAsh - Disagree. But let's talk schedule. #CollegeOfTheBahamas What SBA said #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr @KnowlesAsh I know! I'm too excited lolol >>> Calm down. I love it but it'll be a shock after US/UK #
RT @sbaranha Tommy also seems to confuse crime hotspots with tourist hotspots. #Bahamas2012 #DemandDebates >>no confusion. Rest ain't people #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr I will be joining the faculty of the College of the Bahamas as a lecturer during the 2012/2013 academic year. #COB >>YAY! #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr As a student of politics the #FNM campaign machine is well-oiled. #Bahamas2012 >> wish I could say the same bout governing #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr As a student of politics the #FNM campaign machine is well-oiled. #Bahamas2012 >>> Absolutely. Full marks for that! #
RT @KnowlesAsh "@guardian: Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future http://t.co/9U2e2UBl" -Interesting >>to note #
RT @IanRandlePub And Launching on Friday CARIBBEAN REASONINGS: MG SMITH-SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE CARIBBEAN & BEYOND. #
In T&T discussing literature, publishing, and a way forward. #
RT @Truth242 @JoeyGaskinsJr oil issue and potential conflicts>>> let's talk openly about conflicts then--oil, port. No party exempt IMO #
Love it RT @jbbahamas My twitter fam really makes me think about things differently. #Bahamas2012 #DemandDebates #
So @nplaughlin I'm in T&T. Finally. Tomorrow! #
Loving this election season. Third parties carrying on, tornadoes pulling down posters, holograms. 2012: good election year. #Bahamas2012 #
RT @mydnaparty Wow! Massive crowd on Kemp Road! DNA Massssssss Rally going on now on live on cable 12 >> Coolstuff. Go 3rd party! #
RT @Tribune242 Tribune Woman:ELECTION JITTERS FOR FIRST TIME VOTERShttp://t.co/bbltjDQN >> not just first time. #
Charter'll wait till lunacy subsides RT @Truth242 The PM's 'hologram' remark has seemed to have eclipsed the #PLPCharter #
Lunacy. RT @Truth242 Possibly... RT @DeaDiaDiya: @Truth242 on ZNS camera? and JCN camera? #
RT @Truth242 @jbbahamas Yes it has!>> & it failed. Totally against nationalizing hotels. Bahamianizing ownership, sure. #Bahamas2012 #
Lawyers, criminals, politics: Brave Davis, Orville Turnquest, Kendal G. L. Isaacs. Is moral of story not to vote for lawyers? #DreamBetter #
Advice to all politicians: stay away from high moral ground. You don't know the terrain. You'll fall into pits. #Bahamas 2012 #DreamBetter #
Me tooo! RT @anniepaul In two days I will be able to consume as many doubles as I want. #
RT @Truth242 PLP FINALLY releases its Plan called Charter, which sets out a 30 year plan >>Its plan to 2030 you mean #
& the NAGB is called by its right name RT @KnowlesAsh @sbaranha Read. Dismal. Culture section is depressing.#DemandDebates #Bahamas2012 #
At least its not called "Heritage" RT @KnowlesAsh @sbaranha Read. Dismal. Culture section is depressing.#DemandDebates #Bahamas2012 #
OK, time for politicians to stop talking about the other side. Seriously. 44 mentions of the FNM? PLP fabricating Holograms? #givemeabreak #
OK, here's what I hate about election season. All of a sudden everybody's an expert - but they're drawing their 'facts' from biased sources #
Thing I like about writing things down: that way people could see when you break your promises. Comparing Manifesto & Plans 2007 with 2012. #
RT@Truth242 Do you know who you''ll be voting for? >>>Still undecided. @YourFNM & @mydnaparty en win me yet, @MYPLP_Believe not even trying #
Preparing to travel again: #Bocas Lit fest #
Words in general can't be taken back RT @Be242 Words spoken in anger cannot be taken back. Inhale,... http://t.co/qacRQRN3 #
As you got so much time to read i have some papers you cd mark RT @KnowlesAsh On page 120 of 461 of Fire, by Kristin Cashore #
Time runnin out. Too many commitments. Dunanana. Will she get the grades in on time? #
Wouldnt really have called DNA policy 'progressive' RT @mydnaparty looking for a viable third choice http://t.co/hOX7WZlk #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22 http://t.co/mRmo6hCo #
RT @mydnaparty So if you were looking for a viable third choice and had some doubt, look again at the DNA... http://t.co/hOX7WZlk #