~ Jam or Bust “No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and under- standing of its characteristics.” - Andreas Feininger It worked - I worked. | went to Jamaica to get motivated, and there | was, motivat- ing. The trip was a great learning experi- ence; | saw and experienced so much in just one month. I saw a good machete fight, witnessed a shooting, and my pen pal made a baby. Police searched me for ganja ‘marijuana), | drove through my first landslide, and | came close to death in an auto bus. So it was good fun. I didn’t see any crocodiles, though I did see a sea snake and an octopus. When | first arrived, | met my pen pal for the first time and stayed with her family in Spanish Town. Though there were 12 of us in their 5 bedroom house, the Samuels welcomed me and surrounded me with their wonderful, unique personalities. | was introduced to Patois here, which is the Jamaican dialect. ’ Patois was originally invented by the Africans (brought to Jamaica for slavery) so their white masters couldn’t understand them. It’s a combination of African, English and invented words. Sometimes nouns are used as verbs and words can be placed where you don’t expect them. The sound of the word matters as much as the meaning. Here are some: Boonoonoonoos means “fantastic,” dis a few means “this is ours” and talawah means “strong.” Perhaps Jamaicans still use Patois so the invading white tourists can’t understand them. Spanish Town is 15 miles from Kingston (ana Killsome by the locals). While in these two cities, | never saw another white person. In Spanish Town I witnessed the shooting. The police shot and killed one of three men who had raped and killed a police woman. She was the ninth police officer to be killed in 1987. Murders are not uncommon around Kingston and Spanish Town but Kingstoni- ans claim their city is safe, although each one can also tell you of a shooting incident that occurred “just next door” or while they were “walking down the street”. Jamaica can be fantastic and almost safe in some places, and It is always interesting. Tourists do return year after year to sunburn on Jamaica’s beautiful beaches. I prefer the mountains though, away from the sunburners. I was living in a bamboo hut on Zion Hill not far from Negril. From my window, | had a view of the jungle and the farm below with its garden, sugar cane fields and pastures filled with cows and goats. Here | ate my ital food, learned more about the Rastafarian lifestyle and religion, swung in my ham- mock, and wrote. A typical ital meal might be rice and red peas cooked in coconut juice served with caliloo (a vegetable similar to but better that our spinach), fresh thyme, scallions and pepper. Never salt. The meal is often served in the shell of a calabash (gourd-like fruit). Fresh squeezed sour sap juice is one juice that may accompany this meal. Both ital food and ganja are a part of the Rasta lifestyle. | fell in love with a strange vege- table called ackie and a strange Rasta called Lovei. Boonoonoonoos! Jamaica reminds me of other places that I've visited. The poverty and the haggling of the street and beach vendors reminds me of Mexico. The scenery is similar to that of islands in the South Seas, such as Fiji or Vanuatu. The People. . . well, there are no other people like Jamaican people. They have a beauty, rhythm, music and even a language all their own. When Jamaicans ask how I feel about Jamaica, | say | love it and | hate it which is why I like it so much. By the way, in Jamaica, ganja is the #1 export, making babies is the #1 hobby, and Boomba Clot is the #1 swear word. Thanks (you know who) for allowing me to do my photo project in Jamaica. Now then, back to school - Boomba Clot! Kathi K. 12 March 1988 Planet ofthe Arts — vol.3no.5 keri o tsukeru It happened on the staircase, that hesitating invitation, like from a storm who knocks on the door. She had a craving for sharp things So I wore my french perfume, I wore a constellation of moles on my back, to guide me, to guide a shameless bruise of a temper two hiragana a lot of hair — just you teaching me to talk backwards and forwards. In another time, I might have loved you But now the dialect is different I’m asking you, “repeat” Repeat. in the hospital room, holding that can of mandarin oranges, that stainless steel spoon - how you longed for a sickness to take you under its wing: you never felt safe; you lied sometimes. She wrote “I have pressed the flowers you sent me, their elegant necks. In the morning the jar of water becomes a prism. My voice has grown opaque, girlish. My legs have grown unnaturally long.” But then she stopped writing and the only rumours I heard were dull, uninteresting I often see that woman who walks like her, walks the way she used to but I’ve never been tempted to follow. Sandra Lockwood Add: Duso’s fresh lemon-pepper fettucine. Separate. Cook 11 - 2 minutes only. POWER AND ANIMALS My love lies in between, power and animals slaves are not real unless they fly the flag leaves fall on my bed Brown with dust reminders of the field printed on my sheets come clean! stay white! Between the power and animals Breathing at the same time closer together, further apart Frank Gaudet 12 Jam or Bust “No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and undor- standing ofits characteristics.” - Andreas Foininger worked - | worked. I went to Jamaica to get motivated, and there | was, motivat- great learning oxper!- jonced 80 much In just saw a good machete fight, witnessed a ‘shooting, and my pen pal made a babj Police searched me for ganja (marijuana), | drove through my first landslide, and I came Close to death in an auto bus. So It was {good fun. | didn’t see any crocodiles, though did s00 a sea snake and an octopus. When Iirst arrived, I mot my pen pal for the first time and stayed with her family in Spanish Town, Though there were 12 of us In thelr 5 bedroom house, the Samuels ‘welcomed me and surrounded me with thelr ‘wonderful, unique personalities. | w Introduced to Patols here, which is the ‘Jamaican dialect. Patols was originally Invented by the ‘Africans (brought to Jamaica for slavery) so ‘thoir white masters couldn't understand them. I's @ combination of African, English ‘and invented words. Sometimes nouns are Used as verbs and words can be placed you don’t expect them. The sound of 3d matters as much as the meaning. fe some: Boonoonoonoos means tc,” dis @ few means “this is ours” wah means “strong.” Perhaps. ‘Jamaicans stil use Patois so the Invading tourists can't understand them. ‘Spanish Town Is 15 miles from Kingston {ana Kilisome by the locals). While In these {wo cities, I never saw another white person. In Spanish Town I witnessed the shooting. ‘The police shot and killed one of three men. who had raped and killed a police woman. 1 ninth police officer to be killed Kingston and Spanish Town but Kingston!- ans claim thelr city Is safe, although each, ‘one can also tell you of a shooting incident that occurred “Just next door” of while they ‘wore “walking down the street”. ‘Jamaica can be fantastic and almost ‘safe in some places, and Its always Interesting. Tourists do return year aftor ‘year to sunburn on Jamaica's beautiful beaches. | prefer the mountains though, away from the sunburners. {was living In a bamboo hut on Zion Hill not far from Negril. From my window, I had a ‘view of the jungle and the farm below with its garden, sugar cane fields and pastures filled with cows and goats. Here late my ital ‘food, learned more about the Rastafarian lifestyle and religion, ewung in my ham- ‘mock, and wrote, ‘Atypical ital meal might be rice and red peas cooked in coconut juice served with caaliloo (a vegetable similar to but better that ‘our spinach), fresh thyme, scallions and. pepper. Never salt. The meal Is often served in the shell of a caiabash (gourd-like fruit). Fresh squeezed sour sap juice Is one juice that may accompany this meal. Both ital food and ganja are a part of the Rasta lifestyle. fel in love with a strange vego- iasta called ‘Jamaica reminds me of other places that I've visited. The poverty and the haggling of the streot and beach vendors reminds mo of Mexico. The scenery Is similar to that of Islands in the South Seas, such as Fiji or Vanuatu. The People. .. wel, there are no ‘other people like Jamaican people. They have a beauty, rhythm, music and even a ‘Jamaicans ask out Jamaica, I say love it and | hate it which Is why Ilike'it so much, By the way, in Jamaica, ganja is tho #1 export, making babies is the #1 hobby, and Boomba Clotis the #1 swear word. ‘Thanks (you know who) for allowing me to do my photo project in Jamaica. Now then, back to school - Boomba Clot! Kathi K. Planetofthe Arts vol.3no.5. March 1988 kerio tsukeru Ithappened on the sti that hesitating initatios Tike from a storm tho knocks on the door. She had a craving for sharp things So I wore my french perfume, Twore a constel ‘on my back, to guide me to guide a shameless bruise of a temper two hiragana Tot of hai teaching me to talk backwards and forwards In another ti But now different Tm asking you, “repe Repeat the hospital room, ‘of mandarin oranges, less steel spoon hhow you longed fora sickness totake you under its wing: you never felt safe You Tied sometimes, She wrote “I have pressed the flowers you sent me their elegant eck. In the morning. the jar of water becomes a prism. My voice has grown opaque, girlish, My legs have grown unnaturally long, But then she stopped writing and the only rumours I heard were dull Toften see that woman who walks ike her walks the way she used but I've never been tempted to follow Sandra Lockwood ‘Add: Duso's fresh lemon-pepper fettucin. Separate. Cook 175-2 minutes only POWER AND ANIMALS My love lies in between, power and animals slaves are not real unless they fly the flag leaves fall on my bed Brown with dust reminders of the field printed on my sheets come clean! stay white! Between the power and animals Breathing at the same time Closer together, further apart Frank Gaudet