Inspire students to enjoy poetry while helping them to prepare effectively for the CSEC (R) examination; ensure coverage of all prescribed poems for the revised CSEC (R) English A and English B syllabuses with an anthology that has been compiled with the approval of the Caribbean Examinations Council by Editors who have served as CSEC (R) English panel members. - Stimulate an interest in and enjoyment of poetry with a wide range of themes and subjects, a balance of well-known poems from the past and more recent works, as well as poems from the Caribbean and the rest of the world. - Support understanding with notes on each poem and questions to provoke discussion, and a useful checklist to help with poetry analysis. - Consolidate learning with practical guidance on how to tackle examination questions including examples of model answers for reference.

Inspire students to enjoy literature while helping them to prepare effectively for the CSEC (R) examination; ensure coverage of all prescribed poems for the revised CSEC (R) English A and English B syllabuses with an anthology that has been compiled with the approval of the Caribbean Examinations Council by Editors who have served as CSEC (R) English panel members. - Stimulate an interest in and enjoyment of literature with a wide range of themes and subjects, a balance of well-known texts from the past and more recent works, as well as stories from the Caribbean and the rest of the world. - Support understanding with notes on each text and questions to provoke discussion, and a useful checklist to help with literary analysis. - Consolidate learning with practical guidance on how to tackle examination questions including examples of model answers for reference.

In this impressive first collection of short stories, Hazel Simmons-McDonald presents a deft exploration of class, of how values are shaped by religion, and of the tensions that undergird family life. She makes a place for voices hitherto not heard and creates characters who closely guard the secrets of their hearts but who through her narrative dexterity come to experience moments of truth and clarity of memory. Simmons-McDonald's energetic prose not only captures the polylinguistic character of St Lucian society but it also creates a space for the exploration of an Eastern Caribbean brand of magical realism. With polished assurance, she weaves folk beliefs into the fabric of her stories, creating memorable tales marked by notes of sadness yet balanced by tenderness and joy. Simmons-McDonald takes the reader on a journey where the familiar and the unfamiliar sit side by side, where the spirit world is always present, and where at all times we are reminded of the universal reach of love and hope.

Valuable compilation of essays on education issues in Creole and Creole-influenced vernacular contexts. Essays divided into sections: Caribbean Language Education, Background to Caribbean Language (i.e., Caribbean English), Policy Issues and Perspectives on Vernacular Education in the Caribbean, among others.