Month: April 2019

Halifax’s Poet Laureate, Dr. Afua Cooper, reflects on the meaning of poetry in her life, her love of libraries, and staying inspired. Read the full blog post at Halifax Public Libraries – Halifax Blogs. What I love about libraries Libraries gave me wings to fly. As a young child, I would lose myself in books … Continue reading What I love about libraries..

Halifax Public Libraries guest blog by Halifax’s Poet Laureate, Dr. Afua Cooper (April 30, 2019) Poetry that inspires me In elementary school in Jamaica, my teachers introduced my classmates and I to Caribbean poets. What a gift! We read such poets as Claude McKay, Louise Bennet, and Nicolas Guillen in translation. Claude McKay wrote some … Continue reading Poetry Can Heal The World