 Howard
A. Fergus, Ph.D., was born in Montserrat.
He studied at the universities of the West Indies (UWI), Bristol,
and Manchester. The literary critic and former UWI professor of
Eastern Caribbean studies has published widely in the areas of history,
education, and poetry. His books include Montserrat: History
of a Caribbean Colony, History of Education in the British Leeward
Islands 1838–1945, Lara Rains and Colonial Rites, Calabash
of Gold, and Volcano Verses. Dr. Fergus was the Speaker of
the Montserrat Legislative Council (1974-2001) and has acted as
Deputy Governor periodically since 1976. Awards include the University
Vice Chancellor’s Award of Excellence and a knighthood (KBE)
by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth of England. Love, Labor,
Liberation in Lasana Sekou is his most recent title. |
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Love,
labor, liberation
In Lasana Sekou
by Howard A. Fergus
Price: US$15
Paperback, comparative literature, culture
studies, criticism, 192 pp. (2007)
ISBN: 978-0-913441-87-9
Prof. Howard Fergus’ book is the first comprehensive study
of the works of poet Lasana M. Sekou, and one wonders why it has
taken so long for such a critical analysis of one of the most
innovative and refreshingly strong lyrical voices of the Caribbean
to emerge. Prof. Fergus throws wide ajar the doors to enter into
Sekou’s poetics with authority and anticipation.
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