Paul Keens-Douglas
“He writes in different styles, but his most popular tales are wildly comic narrations, a cross between poetry and short stories, about everyday Caribbean people and incidents embellished with just the right amount of exaggeration. ”
Paul Keens-Douglas is a internationally acclaimed storyteller, raconteur and public speaker based in Trinidad. As an eloquent social commentator in the English-speaking Caribbean, he has created characters such as Tanti at De Oval, Vibert, Sugar George and many more. He champions the development of oral traditions and use of the vernacular as a literary form.
As well as producing videos, CDS and videos, his books include Tim Tim: The Dialect Poetry of Paul Keens-Douglas, When Moon Shine, Is Town Say So! Dialect Poetry and Short Stories, Lal shop: Short Stories and Dialect Poetry, TANTI AT DE OVAL: Selected Works of Paul Keens Douglas and CDs, LPs and videos. His awards include the Zora Neale Hurston award for Folklore, a 2003 Sunshine Award, and the Humming Bird Silver Award for Culture.
Books and CDs by Paul Keens-Douglas are available from Renaissance One, contact us for details.
