For thirty years Al Creighton has been commenting in the Sunday Stabroek on literature, theatre, dance, music, art and all the arts. I have no doubt that these perceptive, knowledgeable and creative essays represent the single most significant contribution to cultural activity in Guyana in this period.
Last Sunday Al quoted Martin Carter’s great poem “Tomorrow And The World” (my own favourite among Martin’s poems) and also quoted an observation by Martin about poetry. This leads me to recall conversations I had with Martin long ago when he would talk with fierce conviction about the world and the Guyana he loved and despaired over and about poetry which was his life blood.
