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Opal Palmer Adisa

Author of It Begins with Tears

22+ Works 138 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the names: Opal Palmer, Opal Palmer Adisa, Opal Palmer Adisa, Opal Adisa Palmer

Works by Opal Palmer Adisa

It Begins with Tears (1997) 42 copies, 1 review

Bake-Face and Other Guava Stories (1986) 26 copies

Until Judgement Comes: Stories About Jamaican Men (2006) 11 copies

Caribbean Passion (2004) 10 copies

Caribbean Erotic: Poetry, Prose & Essays (2011) — Editor — 8 copies

Traveling Women (1989) 7 copies

Look! A Moko Jumbie (2016) 7 copies, 1 review

Tamarind and Mango Women (1993) 4 copies

I Name Me Name (2009) 4 copies

Eros Muse: Poems & Essays (2006) 4 copies

Painting Away Regrets (2011) 4 copies

Love's Promise (2017) 1 copy

100 Voices for Miss Lou: Poetry, Tributes, Interviews, Essays (2021) 1 copy

100 Voices for Miss Lou: Poetry, Tributes, Interviews, Essays (2022) 1 copy

CariBhean Writer The Literary Gem of the Caribbean volume 24 1 copy

Dance Quadrille and Play Quelbe (2018) 1 copy

Pretty Like Jamaica (2023) 1 copy

The Orishas Command the Dance 1 copy

Tamarind and Mango Woman 1 copy

Adisa, Opal Palmer Archive 1 copy

Leaf-Of-Life (1996) 1 copy

The Storyteller's Return: Story Poems (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 322 copies, 9 reviews

Erotique Noire/Black Erotica (1992) — Contributor — 188 copies, 2 reviews

Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present (1992) — Contributor — 187 copies

Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 85 copies

A Caribbean Dozen (1994) — Contributor — 78 copies, 1 review

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets (2024) — Contributor — 66 copies, 1 review

The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting (Live Girls) (2004) — Contributor — 54 copies

Sisterfire: Black Womanist Fiction and Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 49 copies

I Hear a Symphony: African Americans Celebrate Love (1994) — Contributor — 35 copies

Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade (2006) — Contributor — 30 copies, 1 review

So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival (2010) — Contributor — 26 copies, 1 review

Go Girl! The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure (1997) — Contributor — 26 copies

Best Black Women's Erotica 2 (2003) — Contributor — 18 copies

Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century (2002) — Contributor — 18 copies

Wheel and Come Again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry (1998) — Contributor — 15 copies

Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) — Contributor — 14 copies

Bittersweet: Contemporary Black Women's Poetry (1998) — Contributor — 10 copies

The Peepal Tree Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories (2018) — Introduction — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1954
Gender: female
Nationality: Jamaica
Associated Place (for map): Jamaica

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Look! A Moko Jumbie by Opal Palmer Adisa

When Bamidele spots two Moko Jumbies outside of his window one night he is determined to uncover the mystery behind the masked stilted dancers. He embarks on a quest: Are Moko Jumbies to be feared or are they really protective magical ancestral spirits?

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It Begins with Tears (Caribbean Writers) by Opal Palmer Adisa

This one is set in rural Jamaica. I remember being deeply reached by the intertwined narratives that highlighted the best and worst of human nature. The "Caribbean Writers Series" books are always a delight to read and is an opportunity to bring a little culture into your life. My professor had a jamaican accent and I loved to hear him read passages of the text--I'd love to hear the entire story read aloud.

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Bake-Face and Other Guava Stories (Places and Homes)

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Works: 22
Also by: 18
Members: 138
Popularity: #148,170
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 23

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