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MARSHA GOMES-McKIE

The Trinidadian author and illustrator champions Caribbean folklore

Caribbean folklore is the focus of a lot of your writing and advocacy work. Why do you think it’s so important?

I grew up listeningThe world needs to know about and acknowledge our folklore characters as an important part of global mythology.

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