Peggy Carr

Peggy Carr (born c. 1955) is a Vincentian journalist, poet, and diplomat. Now based in Taiwan, she has served as a representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the country.

Biography

Carr was born in Saint Vincent around 1955.[1] She grew up in a small rural village and, though her mother worked in the city, she lived on a farm with her grandparents. She began writing poetry at a young age.[2]

As a journalist, Carr worked as an officer for the Agency for Public Information, formerly the Government Information Service, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[3] After visiting Taiwan several times, she moved there in 2000. She has worked in news media there, including as an editor at the Central News Agency.[4][5][6][7][8]

In addition to her work as a journalist, Carr served as an unofficial envoy from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Taiwan for many years, before an embassy was formally opened in 2019.[9][10][11] Her efforts included helping Vincentian students in Taiwan adjust to the local culture.[12] After the embassy opened, Carr was named a cultural ambassador of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in late 2019.[5][13]

Carr's poetry has been published in several anthologies including Creation Fire: A CAFRA Anthology of Caribbean Women's Poetry, Caribbean Poetry Now, and the Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse in 2005. Her first solo collection, Echoes from a Lonely Nightwatch, was published in 1989, followed by Fresh Tracks in an Ancient Land in 1996 and Honey and Lime in 2006.[1][2][14]

Her first novel, Shape of a Warrior, a work of young adult historical fiction, was published in October 2020 by the Dominica-based Emmanuel Publishing House.[5][15]

Carr primary writes in English, but her book Honey and Lime also contains a section in Vincentian Creole.[5][14]

In 2014, her poem "Flight of the Firstborn" was chosen by BBC Radio Scotland to represent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in its "Poetry Postcards" series.[2]

Selected works
  • Echoes from a Lonely Nightwatch (1989)
  • Fresh Tracks in an Ancient Land (1996)
  • Honey and Lime (2006)

References
  1. Brown, Stewart; Mark A. McWatt, eds. (2005). The Oxford book of Caribbean verse. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280332-0. OCLC 62127184.
  2. "St Vincent and the Grenadines: Peggy Carr". BBC Radio Scotland. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  3. "Diplomatic presence in Taiwan to come" (PDF). The Vincentian. 2016-08-05.
  4. "[FEATURE] First Vincentians in Taiwan diplomatic scholarship programme graduate". iWitness News. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. "Coming soon". Emmanuel Publishing House. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  6. Carr, Peggy (2005-02-18). "Why Taiwan". Searchlight. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  7. "Honey and Lime". Virtualbookworm Publishing. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  8. Siu, Zara (2011-04-26). "International Human Resource Management: An Interview With an Expatriate".
  9. CNA (2019-08-09). "Saint Vincent Prime Minister officially opens embassy in Taiwan". OCA News. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  10. "Woman to take up post as SVG's first ambassador to Taiwan". Searchlight. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  11. "Taiwan-based Vincy praised for remarkable selflessness". iWitness News. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  12. "Vincentian Embassy in Taiwan opened" (PDF). The Vincentian. 2019-08-09.
  13. "Higher welfare payout tops PM's Independence announcements". iWitness News. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  14. Bowman, Andrea (2020-03-06). "Peggy Carr's Honey and Lime". Searchlight. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  15. "Vincentian writer Peggy Carr releases her first novel". Searchlight. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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