How poetry ‘holds down’ Yerrodin Bowen

Spoken word poet Yerrodin Akeel Bowen has had tongues wagging since his return to Guyana in 2011. Yerrodin made his debut at the former Upscale Restaurant but his love for writing poems began when he was just ten years old while still living in the Bahamas during which, one of his first poems was published in a book pf poetry called The Master.

“My teacher, Miss Trail, was compiling a book of poems which catered for children ages ten to sixteen including the author. I was one of the poets…,” Yerrodin said.

“I’ve always been creative about writing and my parents’ friends had a son who was participating in a writing competition and came to