The editors at READ would like to welcome poet Tiphanie Yanique. Inside the current issue Caribbean Stories, READ featured an article about the famous Caribbean poets: Juan Francisco Manzano, Kamau Brathwaite, and Derek Walcott. Tiphanie continues in the tradition of these great poets by capturing life on the islands, with its beautiful landscapes and rocky history. In honor of our Caribbean Stories issue, Tiphanie will be reading her poem "Autobiography".

 Tiphanie originally hails from the island of St. Thomas. Nowadays, you'll find her writing stories and poetry about island life, along with teaching creative writing and Caribbean literature at Drew University in New Jersey.

Many thanks, Tiphanie, for lending us your beautiful voice!