Stephen Alexander Dantes is a
Saint Lucian author (Poet and Novelist) and Spoken Word artiste who performed at different venues in USA, Canada and
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. He is a youth activists and is best known for his poems,
Fair Helen, 'Rude Boy Reality', 'The Land the People and the Bottle', 'Recreating History',
Country Boys of Darban, 'Where I'm from there is No Freedom', 'What if Juliet Never Found Romeo' and 'Ode to Love'. Members of the Caribbean Sports fraternity also know Dantes as the co-creator of the first Caribbean Sports website, www.sportcaraibe.net, now discontinued.
Early life
Dantes was born on 12 December 1982, at the Saint Jude's hospital in
Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
Vieux Fort is a town located near the southernmost point of Saint Lucia, a Caribbean island nation. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. The population of the town was 4,574 in 2010, while th ...
. He resided in Darban,
Choiseul until he was 16yrs, then moved to Castries. His mother, Marcella Dantes, was a housekeeper at the time. His father, Stephen Alexander Henry, left for the US Virgins Islands when Stephen was around 8 years, and though his father now lives in California, the two have not reunited face to face.
Writing and performing
Dantes wrote his first poem (Life) when he was in Form-3 at the Choiseul Secondary School. In Form-5, he compiled a small notebook with Reggae songs with a now deceased classmate, Aaron W. Phillip. In the first year at A'Level (2000), he wrote his second poem (Why is it I'm So Afraid?).
In February 2013, in celebration of Independence Day, Dantes offered two poems as a gift to the country, entitled, "Fair Helen" and "The Land, The People and The Bottle". He also released a comic strip where the superhero is decked in the national colours and he is seeking to engage young persons from age 10–19 will be naming the hero.
At age 29, he claimed 14 published works. 4 of these are softcover print and the other 10 are digital poetry eBooks. Most are available on Amazon.com
Dantes performed throughout St. Lucia in 2012 and also embarked on a school tour to share and give back to the youth.
Schools toured: Vide Bouteille Secondary, Choiseul Secondary, Soufriere Secondary, Saltibus Combined, and Banse La Grace Combined.
Performances
Including but not limited to:
Schools, Hotels, Bars, Cafés and Lounges, National Arts Festival, HeadPhunk, Creative Industries Launch St. Lucia, Word Alive, Annual National Telethon St. Lucia, Charity Events, Graduation Ceremonies, Saint Lucian Writers Forum, Private Party, Guest Performances, Small scale Jazz events, Poetry Slams, Various media houses, TV and Radio.
Awards
* 2017; Most Outstanding Teacher in Creative Arts 2016, Education District 3 - Government of St. Lucia
* 2013; 34th Independence Anniversary Award for Contribution to the Arts, Education District 7 – Government of St. Lucia
* 2013; Most Outstanding Youth in Literary Arts 2012, Choiseul Youth and Sports Council
* 2012; Most Outstanding Youth in Literary Arts 2011 (Government of St. Lucia, National Youth Council)
* 2011; Voice of the Youth, St. Lucia (YO! Magazine)
* 2010; Awarded as “Most Requested Guest Performer”, (St. Lucia Writer’s Forum)
* 2007; Winner of Award for Research for Secondary School Teacher Education, (Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, St. Lucia)
[Research Department; Sir Author Lewis Community College – Research Paper, Stephen Dantes]
* 2006; 2nd Place Winner in Spoken Word, (St. Lucia Annual National Arts Festival)
* 1999; Most Outstanding Student in Technical Drawing, (Choiseul Secondary School)
Bibliography
* The Enchanting Excerpts
* The Last Enchantment
HindsightThe love DoctorThe Alter EgoLucian ChroniclesSilent Defeat Bitter ConfrontationSoul mates , Confessions of a StoicLetters to my SonCreole Chapbook 1ThoughtsExit Mic Still HangingAll Black EverythingIs it Love?... a triangle gone square
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digital
Upcoming books
* Is it Love? 2… Happily Never After
* Jesus and me
* Questions and Answers
* Truth Hurts
* The Dantes Philosophy of Love
References
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Twitter
account
External links
Stephen Dantes Official Website
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20th-century Saint Lucian poets
20th-century male writers
Saint Lucian novelists
Living people
21st-century Saint Lucian poets
21st-century male writers
Saint Lucian male poets
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male novelists
20th-century novelists
21st-century novelists
People from Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
People from Choiseul Quarter