Dear Editor,
The authorities, whoever they are, that allowed the remains of Guyana’s most famous poet to rest at Seven Ponds cannot now deny that honour to Guyana’s most famous sculptor. If they do this they will appear confused and insensitive in dispensing justice and in recognising artistic achievement.
These things should not be subject to personal taste or misunderstanding. We shall have to ask whether it is a matter of caste, of favouring the city as against the village. Martin Carter from the “Nigger Yard’ will not be flattered in the spirit.
The only people who can choose that the distinguished departed not be laid in the Seven Ponds are the family and the village community. This is not a matter for a ministry, and the Ministry of Culture should be true to its mission and defend the honour of the artistic community.
In an extreme case, if the general statement is for national recognition at this dramatic stage perhaps the National Assembly should consider convening and expressing an opinion in the name of the of people if there is unreasonable or flippant resistance.
Yours faithfully,
Eusi Kwayana.
