The Kiskadee is a bird native to Guyana and often referred to in Edgar Mittelholzer's brilliant novel, The Life and Death of Sylvia (1953). The bird is so named because its cry seemed by French colonists to be enquiring: "Qu’ est ce qu’il dit?". So what did he say? This blog is about two key topics: EDGAR MITTELHOLZER (his life and his works) and ME (my encounter with Mittelholzer and tales of life in Guyana).

Monday, 22 September 2014

Pomeroon Chip: Windsor Castle

Place names in Guyana. Palimpsests acting as a continual reminder of a colonial past but often in stark contrast to a landscape that insists on asserting its own identity. Time to creolise another nursery rhyme? 'Windsor castle ah fall dun, ah fall dun, ah fall dun, Windsor Castle ah fall dun, my fair lady.' No. Stop it. The Queen will not be amused.

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