First LiTTour leaves Port of Spain for Mayaro
via Sangre Grande
The inaugural LiTTour - Journeys Through the
Landscapes of Fiction from Trinidad and Tobago will kick off at 8 am Saturday September 29,
2012 from the historic South Quay in Port of Spain. South Quay is a landmark point
of migration - entry and departure - in Trinidad and Tobago’s fiction.
LiTTours follows the successful book launch
of LiTTscapes – Landscapes of Fiction from Trinidad and Tobago by Kris
Rampersad and LiTTribute to the Republic with the aim of connecting literary
with built, natural and cultural heritage and engage communities in
appreciating, connecting with and taking ownership of local literature, writers
and heritage.
Led by Rampersad, will feature author/historian
Michael Anthony, and engage children and adults in both communities.
The inaugural LiTTour partners with the
Public Service Transport Corporation Know Your Country tours and will involve a guided tour from Port of
Spain to Mayaro with a PiTTstop (the local term for a refreshment break) in
Sangre Grande. Enroute and at both stops there will be readings and
presentations on the landscapes of fiction, and entertainment that draws from
local community talent. The LiTTour will also pay particular attention to two
heritage buildings represented in LiTTscapes – the former Sangre Grande and the
Mayaro Post Offices. The Mayaro building features in many of the works by Anthony,
who will guide tour participants through the districts represented in hisworks
such as Green Days by the River, Sandra Street and A Year in San Fernando.
LiTTours is intended to generate awareness among residents and
stakeholders to claim their heritage while bringing the writings about T&T
closer home to readers in the hope of awakening communities and facilitating
rural regeneration through literary heritage tourism.
For Further information email lolleaves@gmail.com
Editors, for photos visit: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151238027306800.519613.686406799&type=3
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