Silence - My Heart Is Speaking

Loughlin Tatem is one of St. Kitts and Nevis' best known writers. He is recognized for his blogs, published works, social commentaries, and plays. He has won several awards for his notable contributions to national and West Indian literature and has shared his work at major Caribbean cultural events, such as Carifesta in Trinidad, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, and Suriname. Mr. Tatem is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and was awarded for his creative writing. His first novel, A Tempting to Confess, is still in print. Silence - My Heart Is Speaking is Tatem's second published work and first book of poetry. He is presently working on his second novel, One Nation Under God, Devils, and Politicians.

Silence - My Heart Is Speaking is not just another book of Caribbean poetry. The poems in this book are lyrical stories of Caribbean life, with all its struggles, intrigues, and concerns. The book is an open window into one Caribbean/Kittitian writer's concern about the region in which he lives.

Silence - My Heart Is Speaking permits readers to look into the complexities of the Kittitian experience, an experience that visitors to these island may not be able to encounter on just a short visit, but that can be touched by the visions and images provided through the poetry on these pages. You are invited to sample pieces of the very lyrical dialect of the native Kittitian so lavishly sprinkled across Tatem's poetry. This book offers an insight into life on St. Kitts and Nevis that no tour guide is able to offer, and upon which Kittitians and their descendants at home and abroad may reflect.