UNITE & FIGHT, GUYANA
By Dmitri Allicock
FOR COVID 19 TOO SHALL PASS.
TEN POEMS — UNSUNG HEROES
My wife, Evadney and myself- are both registered nurses for a lifetime.
Just a few words for those unsung heroes, a song
Healthcare worker, truck driver, they too belongs
It is plague of Corona but who delivers the goods?
The grocery store employee, because they would Continue reading
Introduction – By Dmitri Allicock
Picture of my family- Left to right, Yuri, Joycelyn, Myself, Brenda, Andrei, Jennifer, Kenrick and my mother Enez
Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride.” Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) American author and poet
I was born in the bauxite town of Mackenzie, Upper Demerara, the area now called Linden and Guyana’s second largest town
I was born in the bauxite town of Mackenzie, Upper Demerara, the area now called Linden and Guyana’s second largest town
I don’t seem to recall a moment in my life that was devoid of family influences. Coming from great parents with strong traditional family values, both worked tirelessly and rose to every occasion while raising a family of seven children. 
Despite losing the only two grandparents whom I was privileged to meet briefly as a child, family, history and the natural wonders of Guyana were central in our household. Both Mom and Dad talked relentlessly and were always trying to understand them just a little better. Continue reading
[November 18, 1978]
Twas Guyana’s jungle on this day in November
Horror of Jonestown, sorrowfully remembered
Forty years since Jim Jones, a disciple of death
And here, 914 people, drew their final breath
