Vincentian writer, poet and spoken-word performer (born 1947)
Philip Nanton
Born
1947 (age 76–77)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Alma mater
University of Sussex
Occupation(s)
Writer, poet, spoken-word performer, broadcaster and academic
Partner
Jane Bryce[1]
Website
philipnanton.com
Philip Nanton (born 1947) is a Vincentian writer, poet and spoken-word performer, based in Barbados.[2] A sociologist by training, who also teaches cultural studies, he is Honorary Research Associate at the University of Birmingham, and lectures at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.[3] He has been a contributor on Caribbean culture and literature to journals and magazines such as The Caribbean Review of Books, Shibboleths: a Journal of Theory and Criticism and Caribbean Quarterly,[3] and as a spoken-word artist has performed his work at festivals internationally.[4][5][6] In 2012, he represented St. Vincent & the Grenadines at Poetry Parnassus in London.[7][8]
Nanton's published books include Island Voices: From St Christopher to the Barracudas and Frontiers of the Caribbean (2014), Canouan Suite and Other Pieces (2016), and Riff: The Shake Keane Story (2021).
^Nanton, Philip (30 January 2017). "Acknowledgements". Frontiers of the Caribbean. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781526114921.
^"5 Vincentian authors you should know". Loop. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^"Philip Nanton". BIM magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^"Philip Nanton", Bocas LitFest.
^"The Nature Island Literary Festival and Book Fair 2013" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^"POUi: Editorial Committee". University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^"Poetry Parnassus: Douglas' Dinky Death (Saint Vincent & The Grenadines)". Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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loving mum". Simpson was described by her friends, such as Hetti Barkworth-Nanton and Belinda Skudder, as an "incredibly loving, kind, caring person." A school-friend...
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