MEET OUR AUTHORS

Lelia Deo/L. Leila Deonarine:

Lilawattie Leila Deonarine was born and raised in Trinidad. She visited the twin island of Tobago for thirty years prior before she started living here full-time. She is a retiree who has decided to pursue a life-long dream of being a writer.

She is an active member of the Tobago Writer’s Guild and published her first book; The Essence of Vibrational Healing Volume 1- Bio-Rhythm, in 2017. it is an inspirational masterpiece about using the body’s own vibrations for self-healing through various easy to do exercises. She is also one of the authors of Aye Aye Seniors Can Write Poetry Too! At present she is working on completing the second and Third volumes of The Essence of Vibrational Healing and has organized and various volumes of Number Puzzles for publication.

Leila is a Reiki Practitioner Master/Teacher, Social Worker, Life skills Tutor/mentor and a Feng Shui practitioner. Her hobbies are gardening, travelling, meeting people and hosting workshops. She is working on fulfilling the dream of creating a leisure retreat-center that persons can visit and have therapy CVB/meditation with rest.

Email: leiladepuzzler@gmail.com Call: (868)-466-9378

Tiffany N. V. Duncan:

Tiffany was born in Tobago. She holds an Associate Degree in Auto and Diesel from MIC and is a contemporary artist and puzzle enthusiast who loves creating and doing word searches and mazes. Her two works 10 Yrs. & More 2 Come! and In D Mele were both published in 2021 during the Covid-19 “lock down” in Trinidad and Tobago.

Tiffany also enjoys baking and relishes in creating unique flavours of cookies, cinnamon rolls and cakes. She believes that art speaks volumes where words cannot.

Email: smileytiffy98@gmail.com

Call: (868)-292-0984

Golden Members Poetry Club:

At its inception the club had only four (4) members (all ladies), L. Leila Deonarine, Joycelyn Horsford, Vera Sebro-Roberts, Patsy Stewart. The late Euton Jarvis, Paulina Woods, Breata Dick-Melville, Natalie Solomon and Louis Vilain joined later. The club meetings are a forum for humorous, heated and edifying discussions. These discussions became the basis for the topics of the poems contained within this book.

The members have become prolific writers and performance poets, and have put on three major productions: Poetry in Motion in March 2017, Nostalgia in October 2017 and Poetry Plus in March 2018 and also engage in several readings and literary functions. In 2017 the members also had some of their pieces published in the island’s social magazine; I Am.

October 2^nd 2018, the club’s book, Aye, Aye, Seniors Can Write Poetry Too! was published. On Sunday January 27^th 2019, the club hosted a grand “Book Celebration” to mark the their achievement.

Former Coordinator: Patricia Nicole Whiteman

P.R.O.: Paulina Woods-Lewis

Email: ppwoodsy69@yahoo.com Call: (868)-736-2949

More on The Golden Members Poetry Club.

https://issuu.com/iammagazinett/docs/i_am_culture

Ken G. Gordon:

Ken G. Gordon is a native of Tobago. He was born in 1947 and grew up in the village of Canaan, he has opened up about this important topic of concern, where families are being destroyed because of a big bully.

He is a believer in God, the maxim of “Good Work or None”, and determination and ambition, lead to success. He would say God never gives anyone more than they can handle, and we are all born with the capability to overcome any obstacles that are placed in the way, he would say, just look at the two words that controls everyone’s lives, man and woman, they are both in manage…. We were all created equal in the eyes of God.

Email: kengee3913@gmail.com

Natalie Solomon:

Today I want to introduce myself to the world. I am now beginning to live my dream of being a published poet. I am 55 years old and am the mother of one child. I am also a song writer, business woman and an ordained minister.

I started writing poetry as a teenager and will continue to do so, until my life on earth expires. I like listening to people and then using poetry to express their joys, sadness, pain, anger, death and everyday life. The essence of our life is summed up in past, present and future expectations as expressed in my anthology The Essence of Life in Poetry published in 2019. I am one of the authors of the anthology of poetry; Aye, Aye, Seniors Can Write Poetry Too!

Email: nataliesfieldofflowersblossoms@gmail.com Call: (868)-314-2606 or (868)-717-2036

https://iammagazinett.com/natalie-solomon/

LeAnna Taylor:

Born in 2014 young LeAnna Taylor lives with her mom, Lois and grandpa, Levi, in a lush green area of Plymouth, Tobago called Pentland. LeAnna is also cared for by her great-aunt Claudia when her mommy is at work.

A student, of Bethesda Government Primary School, she enjoys reading, drawing, painting, riding her bicycle and of course creating stories. LeAnna also likes singing and swimming. Prepping vegetables for her aunt’s cooking also interests her.

She is a member of First MIC- A virtual platform, hosted by the Tobago Writers Guild. Although this space is designated for children ages 7-14.

Call: c/o Ann-Marie George (868)-758-6470

Eileen Trim-Long:

Eileen was born on the 14^th June, 1960 in the island of Tobago. She has lived at Crown Point all her life. In the year 2019, she married her sweetheart husband, Kelvin and decided to spend some time with him in the United States of America (USA) where he resides.

Because of the pandemic crisis in the world, she got stuck in the USA and with that she thought she might as well use her leisure time to write her life story; The Unforgettable Moments something she has always wanted to do.

The inspiration came because of the many changes that happened in her life. She also wanted to leave a legacy for the younger generation when she passes on, for example, her nieces and nephews and their children, her sisters, brothers, her relatives, friends and all whom it may concern.

Paulina Woods-Lewis:

My name is Paulina Woods-Lewis. I am 71 years of age. I was born in the village of Pembroke, Tobago and grew up in the village of Patience Hill, Tobago. I have been blessed with children; Paulette Perry, Paula Woods-Guy, Dexter and Dave Woods, fifteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

I am a strong believer in the Most High God, and thank Him every day for the love, mercy, and compassion that I receive. He gives me a renewed supply every day. Without Him I can do nothing. My help and strength, comes only from Him.

As a way of dealing with all the struggles I’ve been through, I started writing Prayer Poems to God and other poems. In 2017 I joined a senior’s poetry club; Golden Members Poetry Club and in 2018 we published a joint anthology Aye, Aye, Seniors Can Write Poetry Too! In my current book Conversations With My Granddaughter & Her Friends looks at my life growing up in Tobago, as I seek to guide my granddaughter and her friends by example through my experiences. My God has permitted me to see my three score and ten years, and with reason of strength, I will see another three score and ten. All things are possible with God.