707:(Dr. C.William Allen) The newly appointed ambassador to France has several firsts to his credit. They include founding editor-in-chief of the mid-1980s Footprints Today newspaper and the first vice president of the Liberian Association of Writers, (LAW) which he co-founded in 1984, along with a number of other noted Liberian literary figures. They included Keith Neville A. Best, founding president of LAW, Althea Romeo Mark, Secretary General, Ruth Wuor, Henry Gensang, and Thomas Johnson.
197:
and not the Swiss dialect. She took courses to become certified as an
English foreign language instructor and joined an English-language writers group. Beginning in the 1990s, her poetry and short story work was published in two regional journals in the Caribbean,
173:
in 1989. In 1984, Romeo-Mark, along with C. William Allen, Keith
Neville Asumuyaya Best, Henry Gensang, Thomas Johnson and Ruth Wuor founded the Liberian Association of Writers (LAW). The couple lived in Liberia until 1989, when the
71:-born writer and educator, who has travelled throughout the world and now makes her home in Switzerland. In addition to having published five volumes of poetry, she has been an invited speaker at international poetry festivals in
748:
235:
In addition to recognition for her work in anthologies, Romeo-Mark has been a featured poet at several international poetry festivals including an event hosted by the Virgin Island's
Cultural Heritage Institute, the 20th
157:
was published in 1974. She taught for a year at Kent State in the
Department of Pan-African Studies, but then decided to move to Africa and began working as an assistant English professor at the
613:
768:
763:
212:. In 1995, she won second prize at the annual Stauffacher's English Short Story Contest. Several works have also been published in international anthologies, like
480:
237:
562:
657:
637:
183:
689:
673:
753:
595:
530:
509:
743:
733:
118:
605:
79:. She was one of the founders of the Liberian Association of Writers. In 2009, she was awarded the Marguerite Cobb McKay Prize by
200:
129:
in education and
English in 1971. After briefly teaching at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School in St. Thomas, she then attended
126:
110:
81:
209:
541:
738:
728:
179:
182:, but her husband was unable to secure employment with his Swiss medical degree. In 1991, Mark was hired by the
175:
566:
121:
in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. After graduating from St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in 1967, Romeo earned a
641:
758:
161:. In 1977, she married and continued teaching and writing, publishing three additional volumes of poetry:
190:
and at the end of her school term, Romeo-Mark and the couple's three children joined him in
Switzerland.
158:
130:
106:
773:
723:
705:"Weeks, Allen, Others, up for Confirmation". Monrovia, Liberia: Liberian Observer. 5 August 2013.
102:
640:. MedellĂn, Colombia: Festival Internacional de PoesĂa de MedellĂn. 17 July 2010. Archived from
134:
638:"Biographical Information of Invited poets to the XX International Poetry Festival of MedellĂn"
583:
497:
591:
526:
505:
520:
629:
193:
Romeo-Mark had a difficult time adjusting to
Switzerland in the beginning as her German was
122:
216:
published in 1996 and the short story "Easter Sunday" published in the
Norwegian anthology
94:
64:
39:
692:. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Source. 25 August 2003
676:. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Source. 14 August 2003
717:
324:
322:
320:
318:
660:. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Source. 24 July 2002
389:
387:
385:
241:
194:
76:
113:, to an Antiguan father, of black South African heritage, and her mother was from
72:
525:. The Hunger Issue. Vol. 1. Rancho Santa Margarita, California: Lulu.com.
105:, though his mother was Antiguan, of British heritage, and his father was from
545:
565:. St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago: Caribbean Literary Salon. Archived from
563:"Interview with Althea Romeo-Mark, author of If Only The Dust Would Settle"
142:
138:
98:
68:
43:
220:
in 2001. Since 2004, Romeo-Mark has served as the poetry editor of
588:
Encyclopedia of
Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures
187:
114:
749:
Antigua and Barbuda emigrants to the United States Virgin Islands
178:
began. They then moved to London, where Romeo-Mark worked at the
504:. Vol. 1, 2, 3 (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.
586:. In Balderston, Daniel; Gonzalez, Mike; Lopez, Ana M. (eds.).
372:
370:
214:
Sisters of Caliban: Contemporary Women Poets of the Caribbean
606:"11 Questions: Althea Romeo Mark, Writer, Poet, Educator"
267:
265:
263:
261:
101:, to Gilbert Romeo and his wife. Her father was from the
450:
342:
340:
117:. When she was eight years old, Romeo's family moved to
290:
288:
286:
284:
282:
280:
544:. Bern, Switzerland: Aroma Productions. Archived from
222:
Seabreeze: Journal of Liberian Contemporary Literature
502:
Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English
435:
328:
228:and was awarded the Marguerite Cobb McKay Prize by
50:
28:
21:
305:
303:
690:"New 'Caribbean Writer' Volume Is in V.I. Stores"
408:
393:
358:
224:. In 2009, she published a fifth volume of poems
590:. A-D. Vol. 1. London, England: Routledge.
376:
16:Antiguan-born writer and educator (born 1948)
8:
658:"Forum Presents Published Writers and Poets"
500:. In Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L. W. (eds.).
674:"Humanities Council Made Two Grant Awards"
18:
294:
238:International Poetry Festival of MedellĂn
769:University of the Virgin Islands alumni
271:
257:
764:People from Saint Paul Parish, Antigua
612:. Monrovia, Liberia. 21 January 2016.
346:
137:in literature in 1974. Her husband, a
462:
423:
7:
309:
240:and the Kistrech Poetry Festival in
14:
616:from the original on 4 April 2016
93:Althea Romeo was born in 1948 in
561:Rampersad, Kris (19 July 2010).
483:. Nairobi, Kenya: Standard Media
481:"From world to Kisii with verse"
153:Romeo's first volume of poetry,
127:University of the Virgin Islands
111:Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
479:Choge, Peter (22 August 2014).
171:Beyond Dream: The Ritual Dancer
141:national, had been educated in
208:, the literary journal of the
1:
451:MedellĂn Poetry Festival 2010
226:If Only the Dust Would Settle
210:University of the West Indies
754:Kent State University alumni
498:"Romeo-Mark, Althea (1948)"
496:Cooper, Vincent O. (2004).
36:1948 (age 75–76)
790:
744:21st-century women writers
734:20th-century women writers
582:Wallace, Carol J. (2002).
163:Palaver: West Indian Poems
632:. Poetas del Mundo. 2016.
519:Keefe, Catherine (2010).
180:Fulham Cross Girls School
155:The Silent Dancing Spirit
109:. Her mother was born in
540:Mark, Cassandra (2004).
377:Poetas del Mundo 2016
167:Two Faces, Two Phases
159:University of Liberia
131:Kent State University
584:"Romeo-Mark, Althea"
230:The Caribbean Writer
201:The Caribbean Writer
82:The Caribbean Writer
630:"Althea Romeo-Mark"
542:"Althea Romeo-Mark"
184:Basler Kinderspital
133:in Ohio, earning a
739:21st-century poets
729:20th-century poets
103:Dominican Republic
610:Liberian Listener
597:978-1-134-78852-1
532:978-0-557-43525-8
522:Dirtcakes Journal
511:978-1-134-46848-5
437:St. Thomas Source
410:St. Thomas Source
395:Liberian Listener
360:Liberian Observer
330:St. Thomas Source
218:Karibia Forteller
61:Althea Romeo-Mark
58:
57:
23:Althea Romeo-Mark
781:
709:
701:
699:
697:
685:
683:
681:
669:
667:
665:
653:
651:
649:
633:
625:
623:
621:
601:
578:
576:
574:
557:
555:
553:
536:
515:
492:
490:
488:
466:
460:
454:
448:
442:
433:
427:
421:
415:
406:
400:
391:
380:
374:
365:
356:
350:
344:
335:
326:
313:
307:
298:
292:
275:
269:
125:degree from the
123:Bachelor of Arts
54:Educator, writer
19:
789:
788:
784:
783:
782:
780:
779:
778:
714:
713:
712:
704:
695:
693:
688:
679:
677:
672:
663:
661:
656:
647:
645:
644:on 24 July 2019
636:
628:
619:
617:
604:
598:
581:
572:
570:
569:on 9 April 2016
560:
551:
549:
548:on 9 April 2016
539:
533:
518:
512:
495:
486:
484:
478:
474:
469:
461:
457:
449:
445:
434:
430:
422:
418:
407:
403:
392:
383:
375:
368:
357:
353:
349:, p. 1366.
345:
338:
327:
316:
308:
301:
293:
278:
274:, p. 1305.
270:
259:
255:
250:
151:
135:master's degree
95:English Harbour
91:
75:, Colombia and
65:English Harbour
46:
40:English Harbour
37:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
787:
785:
777:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
716:
715:
711:
710:
702:
686:
670:
654:
634:
626:
602:
596:
579:
558:
537:
531:
516:
510:
493:
475:
473:
470:
468:
467:
455:
443:
428:
416:
401:
381:
366:
351:
336:
314:
299:
295:Rampersad 2010
276:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
150:
147:
90:
87:
63:(born 1948 in
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
38:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
786:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
759:Living people
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
721:
719:
708:
703:
691:
687:
675:
671:
659:
655:
643:
639:
635:
631:
627:
615:
611:
607:
603:
599:
593:
589:
585:
580:
568:
564:
559:
547:
543:
538:
534:
528:
524:
523:
517:
513:
507:
503:
499:
494:
482:
477:
476:
471:
464:
459:
456:
452:
447:
444:
440:
438:
432:
429:
426:, p. 77.
425:
420:
417:
413:
411:
405:
402:
398:
396:
390:
388:
386:
382:
378:
373:
371:
367:
363:
361:
355:
352:
348:
343:
341:
337:
333:
331:
325:
323:
321:
319:
315:
311:
306:
304:
300:
296:
291:
289:
287:
285:
283:
281:
277:
273:
268:
266:
264:
262:
258:
252:
247:
245:
243:
239:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
202:
196:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
172:
169:in 1984, and
168:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
88:
86:
84:
83:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
53:
51:Occupation(s)
49:
45:
41:
31:
27:
20:
706:
694:. Retrieved
678:. Retrieved
662:. Retrieved
646:. Retrieved
642:the original
618:. Retrieved
609:
587:
571:. Retrieved
567:the original
550:. Retrieved
546:the original
521:
501:
485:. Retrieved
458:
446:
439:& 8/2002
436:
431:
419:
409:
404:
394:
359:
354:
332:& 7/2002
329:
272:Wallace 2002
242:Kisii, Kenya
234:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
205:
199:
195:Upper German
192:
170:
166:
162:
154:
152:
107:Saint Martin
92:
80:
77:Kisii, Kenya
60:
59:
33:Althea Romeo
774:Women poets
724:1948 births
347:Cooper 2004
718:Categories
463:Choge 2014
424:Keefe 2010
248:References
119:St. Thomas
89:Early life
310:Mark 2004
253:Citations
176:civil war
165:in 1978,
139:Grenadian
614:Archived
73:MedellĂn
69:Antiguan
67:) is an
696:9 April
680:9 April
664:9 April
648:9 April
620:9 April
573:9 April
552:9 April
487:9 April
472:Sources
143:Liberia
99:Antigua
44:Antigua
594:
529:
508:
149:Career
188:Basel
115:Nevis
698:2016
682:2016
666:2016
650:2016
622:2016
592:ISBN
575:2016
554:2016
527:ISBN
506:ISBN
489:2016
412:2003
397:2016
362:2013
206:POUi
204:and
29:Born
186:in
720::
608:.
384:^
369:^
339:^
317:^
302:^
279:^
260:^
244:.
232:.
145:.
97:,
85:.
42:,
700:.
684:.
668:.
652:.
624:.
600:.
577:.
556:.
535:.
514:.
491:.
465:.
453:.
441:.
414:.
399:.
379:.
364:.
334:.
312:.
297:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.