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He gave us classics like "The Schoolmaster" and "The Dragon Can't Dance". Earl Lovelace was honoured by the BOCAS Lit Fest who took the time to applaud a man who has contributed greatly to the world of literature.
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00:00He began with the self-assured conviction that my mother couldn't stand in him.
00:09And you know they could have never hold people here surrendered to unfreedom.
00:16The sky, the sea, every green leaf and tangle of vines sing freedom.
00:23The man of the hour, Earl Wilbert Loveless.
00:27His words have educated, entertained and enlightened.
00:31Loveless' question, what have we done with what we have done, also, and perhaps more crucially,
00:40asks us to recognize the significance of the innumerable ways that ordinary Caribbean people have created our societies
00:48through innumerable acts of survival, pushing back against every kind of force that tries to diminish us.
00:56This year's Bocas Lit Fest took the time to celebrate and showcase the works of the legendary in words.
01:06Little fellas taking off running in different directions to make the announcement.
01:11Franklin Batten! Franklin Batten!
01:13And before she go out her door, Miss Dolly would pull out the firewood from the fireside
01:25and add some water to the pot she cooking, so it would bubble slow while the wood glued to ashes.
01:32And in song...
01:34The city can hold me, my vibe's too high, and my heart, it told me, jump right now, you will touch the sky.
01:43The Tuku-born author did just that.
01:45Take me to the river, take me to the sea, wash over me music, fade me into your melody.
01:54We are such a blessed tribe, sweeter than a million beats.
01:59People live a thousand lives, and never feel this free.
02:03Let's keep going, girl, dancing, dancing, dancing.
02:10Yes, sir.
02:12Love is the life of life.
02:13Candy Hill, TV6 News.
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