This whole future was your sound,

a grave birth of HA HA HA’s,

a foul, shame, graced by your darling atmos.

You stayed this wieldy ground, dear,

to the rhythms of busted bones,

and hearts wilted with woes;

weathered upon the rock of us

like we were long ago.

We were born crescendos.

Kwasi Shade is an Auteur Sociologist interested in representing the true myriad of Caribbean dichotomies in their stories and testing the parameters of Creole dialect vernacular. They are interested in communicating the Carnival Aesthetic.

Their poetry, short stories and drawings have appeared in Pree Lit, Moko Magazine, Enby Magazine, Tamarind, Pinkwashed zine, Prismatica, and Culturego Magazine.

They were a 2010 Trinidad and Tobago film festival Ident award recipient. In their spare time they sell pelau crackers, mango chips and RumChow. They are also known as 'A Rainy Weather' the Jab Griot, a carnival character who sings House Rapso and New Wave Kaiso.