Light A Fire: Poet’s Showcase @ Loose Mongoose - BVI Lit Fest 2026 - $100.00

Light A Fire: Poets’ Showcase | $100.00  

Saturday, 7 November 2026 

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. 

Location: Loose Mongoose  

When the mouth opens, the story doesn't whisper. It leaps. It burns. It demands to be heard. 

Light A Fire is BVI Lit Fest's signature spoken word experience, an electrifying evening where poetry takes centre stage and powerful voices transform words into movement, rhythm, memory, and revelation. 

Set against the vibrant beachfront atmosphere of Loose Mongoose, this unforgettable showcase brings together acclaimed Caribbean poets and performers whose work challenges, celebrates, provokes, and inspires. Through verse, storytelling, and performance, they explore identity, belonging, resistance, love, freedom, culture, and the stories that shape who we are. 

Featuring: 

• Anthony Joseph 
• Safiyya Chance 
• Derron Sandy 
• Johanna Gibson 
• Yara Liceaga 
• Caleb Femi 
• Rea Vanterpool 
• Kamaal Lettsome

Hosted by Derron Sandy, one of the Caribbean's leading performance poets, creative educators, and award-winning spoken word artists, the evening promises a dynamic celebration of poetry in its most vibrant and powerful form. With music by Brent Hoyte. 

Your Ticket Includes:

• Admission to Light A Fire: Poets' Showcase 
• Live performances from leading Caribbean poets 
• Musical accompaniment by Brent Hoyte 
• Stunning waterfront atmosphere at Loose Mongoose 
• An unforgettable evening of spoken word, storytelling, and connection

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BVI Lit Fest 2026

Mouth Open. Story Jump Out.