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Jamaica’s Calabash Literary Festival

In the midst of terrible violence in the streets of Kingston, world-famous writers and poets journeyed to the beach for the 10th annual Calabash Literary Festival to celebrate the spirit of the country. Olivia Cole reports.

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The founders and directors of Calabash: poet Kwame Dawes, right, and novelist Colin Channer.
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