Global Reggae is a treasure and a testament to a genre of music that was birthed in the nation Jamaica and has impacted the world at large. It is a collection of fourteen plenary lectures delivered at a conference called “Global Reggae” held at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Jamaica.

The title of a book is an extremely important detail that can be a deterrent or a compelling force as to whether a reader chooses a book or passes it by. As I laid hold of the text, the first aspect of it that drew my attention was the very title which I believe is most fitting, Between Two Grammars: Research and Practice for Language Learning and Teaching in a Creole-speaking Environment. The title sets the stage as I assumed that the central issue of the book had to do with two languages that have two distinct grammatical structures.

The text, Teaching Caribbean poetry is the direct outcome of a course by the same name developed by lecturers in English and Education at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education and the University of the West Indies (UWI). Teaching Caribbean poetry is part of a bigger initiative known as the Caribbean Poetry Project (CPP) which endeavours to promote and enhance the teaching of Caribbean poetry in schools in the Caribbean and the UK. The editors cite the young in schools as their ultimate audience, and the teachers by default.