| (By Mondale Smith) Keeping Literature alive. Remembering Martin Carter at his grave side: Students of Queens College, The Bishops High School and Central High school and their teacher Phyllis Jordan, flank Martin Carter’s wife. Sitting left is Dr Joyce Jonas. Contrary to popular beliefs, students,mlb jerseys china, though not in large numbers are passionate that literature is not an unnecessary subject on the local shores and are openly expressing without methods of violent protest,Discount NFL Jerseys, aim to prove that Guyana has great sons and daughters of the soil who need be honoured at home.In an effort to ensure that English Literature at the school level does not die, yesterday, a group of students from Queen’s College, The Bishops’ High School and Central High School,NFL Jerseys China, gathered at the Seven Ponds, Place of Heroes to offer tributes and to reflect on the life and works of the late great Guyanese poet, Martin Carter.The occasion coincided with Carter’s birth anniversary.With coaching from Dr. Joyce Jonas and Literature teacher, Phyllis Jordan, the founders of the Guyana Literature Teachers’ Association,China Jerseys, the teens after placing single red roses in a vase in the freshness of the morning breeze, individually, in pairs and in groups offered nostalgic recitations of Carter’s most memorable pieces.The youths drove home the message with each presentation that Carter’s poems are not just for relaxation, but literary tools laced with messages to stir the cord for change individually and as a nation.Through their recitals, the sense of a job unfinished by a son of the soil was obvious through the various interpretations of his works that offered the message that Carter, through his pen fought for freedom; political independence for Guyanese.The recitals included: death of a comrade, Not I with this Torn Shirt; It is a dark time my love; I come from the nigger yard; Where are free men?; and You are involved. Most humorous was the presentation of Ole Higue by Chontelle Sewett and a group that set all, including Carter’s widow, laughing.Dubbing the experience as nostalgic, Carter’s widow said, “It is excellent that young people can find time so early in the morning to recite and I’m also happy that they have chosen to pay tribute to my husband through my husband’s works.”Ms Phyllis Jordan, a literature teacher for 32 years, said that the idea of the recitals was birthed in 2007 after Nazama Weeks; a student from her Literature programme, expressed the desire to do recitals at Carter’s graveside.She said she presented the idea to the current fourth year class and they ran with idea.Ms Jordan added that “literature is a dying subject.” However, she expressed the belief that such an event can motivate students and teachers to buy into literature and recognise that it offers a chance to live and experience the lives of others vicariously.She expresses the hope that the spark of the love for literature would become contagious among teachers and students for a more expressive and eloquently fluent nation.At the conclusion of the reflections and recitals, Ms Carter was presented with the vase of live roses by Selson Prescott.Her message to young budding poets was,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, “He was somewhat of a revolutionary and if you can and have the will power,Cheap Jerseys 2018, then follow his foot path.” The programme was chaired by Tonia Jerrick and Walissa Roberts. |
