Anthony Kellman (born 24 April 1955) is a Barbados -born poet, novelist, and musician.
54-436: Kellman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Kellman (born 1955), Barbados-born poet, novelist, and musician Barnet Kellman , television and film director, television producer and film actor David Kellman, a triplet profiled in the 2018 documentary film, Three Identical Strangers Edith Kellman (1911–2007), noted American astronomer, worked on
108-661: A great deal of what Peepal Tree is about, you have entered into a broad-reaching, serious international organ. In 1994, Kwame Dawes' Progeny of Air won the Forward First Book Prize . He was the first poet of colour to win the prize. In 2010, Christian Campbell 's Running the Dusk won the 2010 Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. It was also a finalist for both the Cave Canem Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for
162-476: A guest editor. In 2009 the press launched the Caribbean Modern Classics Series, which restores to print important books from the 1950s onwards, such as Edgar Mittelholzer 's My Bones and My Flute , George Lamming 's Water with Berries , Una Marson 's Selected Poems and Seepersad Naipaul 's Gurudeva and Other Indian Tales . By 2010, due to advances in digital printing, the press
216-596: A literary scene which attracted writers from around the world. During this period, Peepal Tree Press' founder Jeremy Poynting befriended Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o at the University of Leeds , who inspired his interest in Caribbean literature. At that point a lecturer in further education and a trade unionist , this friendship led Poynting to pursue a PhD in Caribbean literature at the University of Leeds. He first visited
270-572: A masterclass of how to edit. I carry those lessons with me every day. Jamaican poet Ishion Hutchinson said of the press: I have been fortunate to have my first effort handled by an entity committed to only quality writing from the Caribbean. That agenda alone is cherishable and exists only at Peepal Tree Press, and that is one main reason any ambitious young poet from the region should, after breaking head and heart over his manuscript, pray Peepal Tree picks it up. You will realize immediately, however, that though Caribbean identity and Caribbeanness command
324-542: A new location. At the time, Indians in some parts of the Caribbean were also politically and socially marginalised, so the name was also a political reminder of the Caribbean's diversity. With the help of his son, Poynting moved production to his home garage, using a second-hand Rotaprint offset printer held together with an elastic band and a folding machine paid for with an Arts Council grant (in their 1991/2 funding cycle). Sales were largely via mail order , book fairs and independent bookshops (such as New Beacon) in
378-410: A small group of business-minded friends and supporters, including Caribbean poets Ian McDonald and Ralph Thompson , helped turn the press into a limited company. In 1996, Peepal Tree published writer and school teacher Beryl Gilroy 's In Praise of Love and Children , which she had written in the 1960s but had struggled to get published. The press would go on to publish all her subsequent work. It
432-428: Is Professor Emeritus of English & Creative Writing. He has been the longest-serving director of the university's Sandhills Writers Conference & Series which he directed from 1989 to 2015, a period which featured major national and international authors, including Ray Bradbury , Maxine Hong Kingston , Derek Walcott , Edward Albee , Gloria Naylor , and Rick Bragg . Kellman is also the founder and coordinator of
486-610: Is administered locally by Bocas LitFest. According to Aliyah Ryhaan Khan, Peepal Tree is especially important in platforming Indo-Caribbean literature: The press is dedicated to the re-issuing, preservation, and growth of Caribbean and Black British literature, with a specific and unique interest in Indo-Caribbean literature. It would not be remiss to say that most—not all, Shani Mootoo and other Canadian-Caribbean authors have other avenues open to them—Indo-Caribbean fiction and poetry that gains an international audience outside of
540-553: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anthony Kellman In 1990, the British publishing house Peepal Tree Press published his first full-length book of poetry, Watercourse , which was endorsed by the late Martiniquan poet Edouard Glissant and which launched Kellman's international writing career. Since 1990, he has published three novels, four CD recordings of original songs, and four additional books of poetry, including Limestone: An Epic Poem of Barbados ,
594-474: Is responsible, in a major way, for the burgeoning of Guyanese Literature". The press is based in Yorkshire , part of the growing independent publishing sector outside London, at 17 King's Avenue, in a residential part of Burley , "a rundown, multicultural part of Leeds ". Its work is part-funded by Arts Council England and was included in their 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2023 National Portfolios (prior to this,
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#1733105557034648-721: The Casa de la Américas Literary Award , the Clarissa Luard Award for innovation in publishing, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature , and the Felix Dennis Best First Collection Prize. As part of the CaribLit project, Peepal Tree Press and Akashic Books established a joint imprint , Peekash Press, in 2014. This saw the publication of Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean , an anthology of
702-728: The Central Bank of Barbados and then at the National Cultural Foundation ), before immigrating to the U.S. in 1987. His experiences at the Central Bank provided inspiration for his first novel The Coral Rooms (1994). In 1987, he studied for a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing at Louisiana State University . After completing in 1989 he joined the English Department at Augusta University , where he
756-640: The Commonwealth. In 2018, the Bookseller noted that independent presses, including Peepal Tree, "dominated" on that year's Jhalak Prize list. In 2020, Roger Robinson 's A Portable Paradise won the 2019 T.S. Eliot Prize and Ondaatje Prize . In 2021, Monique Roffey 's The Mermaid of Black Conch won the 2020 Costa Novel and Book of the Year Awards . It was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize ,
810-593: The Rathbones Folio Award and The Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses ; and longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction . The book is inspired by Taíno mythology and the African water spirit Mami Wata . In 2023, Mslexia noted that indie presses, including Northern indies such as Peepal Tree and Carcanet, dominated the prize lists once again. Peepal Tree and its titles have also won
864-979: The SI Leeds Literary Prize ; and Akashic Books , the Bocas LitFest, the Commonwealth Foundation and the British Council on CaribLit. In 2015, the University of the West Indies (Mona) awarded Jeremy Poynting an honorary D. Litt. for services to Caribbean letters. In 2016, Bocas LitFest in Trinidad presented him with the Henry Swanzy Award. In 2018, he was elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Literature. In 2020, Peepal Tree published academic Corinne Fowler's Green Unpleasant Land , which
918-638: The T. S. Eliot Prize and Ondaatje Prize (both for Roger Robinson 's A Portable Paradise ) and the Costa Prize (for Monique Roffey 's The Mermaid of Black Conch ). Today, Peepal Tree continues to produce books in the UK for the Caribbean market, because of the challenges involved in producing and distributing the books within the region. Jeremy Poynting has said that Caribbean writers are less likely to be published, so they remain his priority Peepal Tree has also republished many out of print Caribbean books from
972-410: The surname Kellman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kellman&oldid=928696305 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1026-617: The "unannounced winner" of the awards, noting also that 35 Peepal Tree titles had made the shortlist since the Guyana Prize's inauguration in 1987, with 14 winners published by the press. In 2017, Jacob Ross won the inaugural Jhalak Prize for his novel, The Bone Readers . In 2022, it was also selected as part of the Big Jubilee Read programme, celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II with books by 70 writers from across
1080-435: The 1950s onwards as part of its Caribbean Modern Classics series. Most of these books were only available second-hand at collectors' prices, if at all. Peepal Tree has also been credited with supporting writers in the Caribbean at a time when other presses and institutions did not, including helping to establish a regional press in Trinidad for Caribbean writers, along with Akashic Books , called Peekash Press. Peekash
1134-541: The Best First Collection. In 2011, 2/3 poetry and 3/6 fiction finalists for the 2010 Guyana Prize for Literature were published by Peepal Tree; the press won the poetry category. The same year, 4/6 poetry finalists and 3/5 fiction finalists in the Guyana Prize's wider Caribbean Award were published by the press — Peepal Tree titles won in both categories. As a result, the Guyana Chronicle named Peepal Tree as
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#17331055570341188-542: The Caribbean Writers Series to republish notable Caribbean writers, modelled on its earlier African Writers Series (1957) and Writing in Asia Series (1966). The UK was often considered better placed to sell to places such as the Caribbean because of its "ex-colonial" profile. These were academic lists, and so the books were often expected to be representative of a nation or culture. In the mid-60s, Leeds had
1242-697: The Caribbean does so through the efforts of this press. Al Creighton, in Stabroek News , also points out the Peepal Tree has republished one of very few modern works depicting the Indigenous heritage of Guyana in Couvade: A Dream Play of Guyana by Michael Gilkes . In Indigenous Guyanese culture, couvade is a traditional ritual in which a man experiences sympathetic pregnancy alongside his partner. Beryl Gilroy's Inkle and Yarico , which also portrays Indigenous Caribbeans,
1296-482: The Caribbean entries to the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize , published simultaneously by Akashic in North America and Peepal Tree in the UK and Caribbean. This was followed by two more joint publications: Coming Up Hot: Eight New Poets from the Caribbean in 2015; and New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean , edited by Karen Lord , in 2016. Recognising the continued dearth of publishers in
1350-567: The Caribbean in 1976 as part of his research. In the 1970s, Poynting was a frequent visitor at New Beacon Books , run by John La Rose and Sarah White. La Rose and White were also involved in the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) and organised the International Book Fair of Black, Radical and Third World Books with Jessica Huntley of Bogle-L’Overture Publications . According to Gail Low, these organisations blurred
1404-500: The Caribbean, Peekash was created to embed a local publishing house within the region, drawing upon the resources and expertise of Akashic in Brooklyn, NY and Peepal Tree in Leeds, UK. To fulfil this mission, editorial control and the daily operation of Peekash was transferred to the originators of the CaribLit project, Bocas LitFest , in 2017. On 1 February 2024, Peepal Tree announced that it
1458-400: The International Book Fair of Black, Radical and Third World Books. The name chosen for the new press was intended both as a pun (as a homophone for "people") and as a symbol of the diaspora. It is named for the holy bodhi tree , brought as seeds by indentured Hindu workers to the Caribbean , where it became nativised. The tree thus represents something dispersed which sets down roots in
1512-509: The London district of Earl's Court to share and discuss their works. When Kellman returned to Barbados, he took an English undergraduate degree at the University of the West Indies and published two poetry chapbooks , In Depths of Burning Light (1982) and The Broken Sun (1984), which drew praise from Kamau Brathwaite , among others. He worked as a newspaper reporter, an arts and literature review columnist, and in public relations (first at
1566-628: The Summerville Reading Series, a community literary and musical performance series (1989–1994), and A Winter Gathering of Writers (1990–2010). In 1992, he edited the first full-length U.S. anthology of English-language Caribbean poetry, Crossing Water , and, in 1993, he received a U.S. National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship. He won the 2011 Prime Minister's Award (Barbados) for his poetry manuscript South Eastern Stages which also highlighted his Tuk Verse forms and
1620-465: The U.S., which feed into his poetry, where blue jays , dogwoods and wisteria rub shoulders with angel fish, sugarcane and coral reefs . All his work has a powerful involvement with landscape, both as a living entity shaping people's lives and as a source of metaphor for inner processes. The limestone caves of Barbados have provided a particularly fertile source of inspiration. Kellman's imagistic style (in his poems, novels and songs) moves between
1674-561: The UK and Caribbean, but prices were low and the quality of books remained high. Despite one local Caribbean bookseller leaving the region with her unpaid debts, the press was able to continue. Eventually Poynting moved operations to a property at 17 King's Avenue in Burley . After the Arts Council offered him a subsequent development grant in their 1992/3 funding cycle, Poynting went part-time in his job at Thomas Danby, producing books with
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1728-538: The UK were already at risk, as marketing to overseas audiences was considered unprofitable. Heinemann, for instance, was acquired by British Tyre & Rubber , which sold its Social Sciences list to Gower Press in Aldershot . Gower Press subsequently cancelled the Caribbean World Series in 1984. That same year, while visiting Guyana , Poynting saw local writer Rooplall Monar acting out some of his stories in
1782-1771: The Yerkes system of stellar classification Frank A. Kellman , politician in the State of Wisconsin Joel Kellman (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player Joseph Kellman (1920–2010), American businessman and philanthropist León Kellman (1924–1981), Panamanian professional baseball player and manager Moshe Kelman member of the Palmach Norris J. Kellman , politician in the State of Wisconsin Peter Kellman (born 1945), anti-war activist, author, and American labor union leader Philip Kellman , Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of California, Los Angeles Richard Kellman or Ricky Kelman, (born 1950), former child actor and young adult actor Steven G. Kellman (born 1947), American critic, academic and author See also [ edit ] Kellerman Kellermann Kelman Kjellman (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Kellman References [ edit ] ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press . pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4 . OCLC 51655476 . Retrieved 2018-12-19 . ^ Kaganoff, Benzion C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History . Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson . p. 164. ISBN 978-1-56821-953-0 . OCLC 34409787 . Retrieved 2018-12-19 . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
1836-403: The boundaries between book shop, publisher and community activism, which was common among the grassroots publishing collectives of the 70s and 80s. During this time, Poynting would also become a regular contributor to Wasafiri . These relationships would, Poynting says, lay the foundation and inspiration for what would become Peepal Tree Press. By the 1980s, the Caribbean titles published in
1890-812: The city. Peepal Tree describes itself as curating and preserving these literatures, saying, "We provide a welcoming home for Caribbean and Black British writing [...] our writers regard Peepal Tree as a family open to multiple ideas about what being Black means ." In The Guardian , Danuta Kean notes that a willingness to publish authors dropped by bigger publishers, and focus on developing authors rather than books, has likely benefited small presses such as Peepal Tree Press, and allowed them to increase their readership. Being able to produce smaller print runs while having lower overheads also allows them to take more risks. Bethan Evans notes that Peepal Tree Press often takes more risks when it comes to form and subject matter than do bigger publishers. Peepal Tree has published
1944-1432: The company is also concerned with Black British writing and South Asian writers of British or Caribbean descent. The list features new writers and established voices, as well as posthumous work from Caribbean writers such as Mahadai Das , Neville Dawes , Anthony McNeill , and Gordon Rohlehr . The press' stated approach is to publish (and republish) "Not best sellers, but long sellers". This remit includes translations of French, Spanish and Dutch Caribbean writers, as well as English-language writers. Peepal Tree Press has published, in various forms, such writers as Roger Robinson , Bernardine Evaristo , Anthony Kellman , Kwame Dawes , Christian Campbell , Jacob Ross , Kei Miller , Christine Craig , Opal Palmer Adisa , Angela Barry , Ishion Hutchinson , Dorothea Smartt , Alecia McKenzie , Una Marson , Shivanee Ramlochan , Jack Mapanje , Patience Agbabi , Linton Kwesi Johnson , Daljit Nagra , Grace Nichols , Lemn Sissay , John Agard , Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo , Raymond Antrobus , Keith Jarrett, Rishi Dastidar, Gemma Weekes, Pete Kalu, Maggie Harris , Courttia Newland , Jackie Kay , Jan Lowe Shinebourne , and Kamau Brathwaite . After World War II, UK publishers such as Heinemann , Longman and Faber developed various English-language African, Caribbean and Asian writers series. In 1970, James Currey and Heinemann Educational Books (HEB) launched
1998-414: The company was a Regularly Funded Organisation from 2006). Peepal Tree was initially one of only two publishers of primarily Black-interest titles funded by the Arts Council. Peepal Tree Press has published more than 450 titles, and maintains a commitment to keeping them in print. The focus of Peepal Tree Press is "on what George Lamming calls the Caribbean nation, wherever it is in the world", though
2052-462: The debuts of authors such as Kwame Dawes , Kevin Jared Hosain and Bernardine Evaristo . Kevin Jared Hosain, Kwame Dawes and others have spoken about the value of working with Peepal Tree, who can dedicate more time to an individual writer and will support a writer throughout their career. Reflecting on the editing she received at indie presses, author Desiree Reynolds said that they "still do
2106-452: The heavy lifting big publishers fail to". She said she particularly appreciated the mentoring and editing process at Peepal Tree: I believe my experience with Peepal Tree Press was unique because I got access to care and to support and to a real concern about the writing. I don't know if new authors always get that kind of time. It made me feel worthy, at least in that small moment sat in the office [...] The experience of being edited I took as
2160-412: The indigenous and the international, the concrete and the universal, Barbadian vernacular English and standard English, the personal and the public, and between the contemporary moment and the historical past. Kellman continues to compose and perform eclectic folk songs in the world music /singer-songwriter genres. His four albums are Wings of a Stranger (2000), Limestone (2005) (both companions to
2214-513: The island's first published epic poem which covers over four centuries of Barbadian life. In 1992, he edited the first full-length U.S. anthology of English-language Caribbean poetry , Crossing Water , and in 1993, he received a U.S. National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship. Kellman is the originator of the Barbados poetic form Tuk Verse, derived from melodic and rhythmical patterns of Barbados's indigenous folk music. Kellman
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2268-487: The leading publisher of Caribbean literature , and especially of Caribbean poetry , is unassailable." Peepal Tree publishes around 20 books a year, mainly from the Caribbean and its diasporas. Caribbean Beat has called it a "publishing lifeline" for Caribbean writers. In the UK, the press is noted for its success with literary prizes, its international readership, and its role in supporting and publishing Black British and British Asian writers. Peepal Tree Press
2322-452: The poetry books by the same titles), Bloodmates (2010), and Come Again: The Best of Anthony Kellman (2011). Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press is a publisher based in Leeds , England which publishes Caribbean , Black British , and South Asian fiction , non-fiction , poetry , drama and academic books. Poet Kwame Dawes has said, "Peepal Tree Press's position as
2376-576: The press without seeing any of its books, based on the recommendation of Edward Baugh . Although Dawes' Resisting the Anomie was written and contracted first, Peepal Tree's small list, team of two, and on-site printer meant they could produce Progeny of Air faster than Fredericton could publish Dawes' first book. Dawes was pleased with how thorough Poynting's editing was and his commitment to publishing Caribbean writers, not just Caribbean books. He decided to work with Peepal Tree for his future books. In 1995,
2430-619: The press, though in reverse, both Ross and Lowe would also go on to be published by Peepal Tree. Since expanding, Peepal Tree has been involved in a number of partnerships. These include partnering with the Geraldine Connor Foundation on Windrush learning resources; Comma Press , And Other Stories and Dead Ink on the Northern Fiction Alliance; the Leeds Soroptimists and Ilkley Literature Festival for
2484-657: The remainder of his week. Peepal Tree also received a grant from the Centre for Research in Asian Migration at the University of Warwick (CRAM). To subsidise the literary publishing, Poynting took on commercial print jobs. In 1994, Hannah Bannister joined the company, initially as an intern, helping to expand the business and becoming its Operations Manager. The press published two notable debut poetry collections that year: Bernardine Evaristo 's Island of Abraham and Kwame Dawes ' Progeny of Air . Kwame Dawes had submitted to
2538-637: The ruins of the Lusignan sugar estate . Forbes Burnham 's authoritarian regime had led to a paper shortage in the country, so publishing opportunities in Guyana were slim. When Monar despaired that they would never see print, Poynting decided to publish the stories back in the UK. In 1985, Poynting printed Monar's Backdam People at Thomas Danby College , where he worked. Though publishers like Heinemann and Longman had moved away from Caribbean books, this first title nevertheless sold out its modest print run of 400 at
2592-411: Was able to completely cease its print activities and focus more on its editorial and publishing work. To support this expanded work, Kwame Dawes took a permanent role as associate poetry editor, while novelist Jacob Ross joined the press as associate fiction editor. Poet Adam Lowe also joined the press, on an Arts Council placement, handling social media and publicity. Echoing Dawes' relationship with
2646-533: Was born in Whitehall, Saint Michael, Barbados , and attended Combermere Secondary School . At the age of eighteen, he left for England , where he worked as a troubadour , playing pop and West Indian folk music on the pub and folk club circuit. He also became involved in the London literary scene mainly through the Poetry Society and the late Peter Forbes, former editor of London's Poetry Review . Members met in
2700-454: Was first conceived in 1984, after a paper shortage in Guyana halted production of new books in the region. It was officially founded in 1985, and was named after the sacred peepal trees transplanted to the Caribbean with Indian indentured labourers, after founder Jeremy Poynting heard a story of workers gathering under the tree to tell stories. The Guyana Chronicle has said, "Peepal Tree Press
2754-485: Was only around this time that Poynting quit his lecturer position and became Managing Editor full-time. In 2004, Peepal Tree Press launched its Inscribe programme to widen the press' "adaptive development services" for writers of African and Asian heritage in the UK. Dr Kadija George and Dorothea Smartt were hired to lead the programme. In 2006, Peepal Tree became one of the Arts Council's Regularly Funded Organisations. With an increased budget, Kwame Dawes came on board as
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#17331055570342808-505: Was published in 2012. Kellman's creative and critical writing have been published in anthologies and literary periodicals in the Caribbean, Latin America, the U.S., England, Wales, Canada and India. In 1998, his first theoretical essay on Tuk Verse was published in the London international magazine Wasafiri . He finds considerable resonances between the Caribbean and the Southern states of
2862-544: Was selected by Bernardine Evaristo as an Observer Best Books 2021. The book attracted controversy from the Conservative Party 's Common Sense Group and Restore Trust for exploring connections between the British countryside and the empire . This was part of a wider campaign against the National Trust 's Colonial Countryside project. In 2020 and 2021, Peepal Tree authors won several notable awards, including
2916-578: Was shortlisted for the 1996 Guyana Prize for Fiction. Peepal Tree also aims to support Black British writing in the broader sense, including British Asian writers. The Free Verse Report (London: Spread the Word, 2005) noted that Peepal Tree was one of only a few presses who consistently published Black and Asian poets in Britain. More recently, Leeds City Council's The Literary North report noted Peepal Tree's contribution of "40 years of innovative publishing" in
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