From domestic dramas, to a praise song to a simple soup, to realities of life in Kingston's inner cities, these poems welcome the reader to step into new and vivid worlds as poets contemplate issues of place, identity, and universal human experiences of love and loss.

We proudly introduce these new voices - fresh and full of promise. In the words of respected literary scholar Professor Jahan Ramazani, """"To read works by such a talented young group of emerging writers gave me hope for the future of poetry.""""

Poems by: Christopher Allen, Jovant?® Anderson, Rojae Brown, Khadijah Chin, Kaleb D'Aguilar, Lauren Delapenha, Rohan Facey, Remone Foster, Delano Frankson, Britney Gabbidon, Kacy Garvey, Trevann Hamilton, Jason Henry, Gail Hoad, Rozan Levy, Demoy Lindo, Romardo Lyons, Rhea Manley, Delroy McGregor, Nardia Reid, Shannon Smith, Lisa Gaye Taylor, Teddense Thomas, Kiseon Thompson, Peta-Gaye Williams, Sad?® Young

In contemporary times, the bindi (red dot between the eyebrows) is decorative as well as religious, and is worn by women of any marital status, Hindu or non-Hindu, in India, its diaspora and globally. Rosanne Kanhai uses the 'bindi' to characterise how Indo-Caribbean women come into their own in multiple ways. The book is a sequel to Matikor: The Politics of Identity for Indo-Caribbean Women and showcases recent works that reflect a variety of disciplines, styles and topics that include considering Indo-Caribbean women in creative, artistic and performance text, historical and anthropological analyses, intersection with their 'others' in the Caribbean and its diaspora, narratives of self, healing and spiritual growth and roles in religion and cultural activities.