Transformational trainer/facilitator, performing arts specialist, poet/writer and life coach Fabian Thomas (fabian m. thomas) will host the launch of his first collection of poetry and spoken word, the solace of sound in the Museum Seminar Room, at the Mico University on Thursday March 6th at 6:30 p.m.
The launch heralds thomas’ emergence as a ‘not-so-new voice’ adding a thread to the tapestries of poetry and spoken word, fusing the influences of Jamaica and the rest of the world. In an arresting pot pourri, he offers varying flavours for the palette of his readers: sweet, tart, spicy, and even bitter, as he explores matters related to the heart, the head and the soul. In the book’s foreword, internationally-acclaimed writer, poet and essayist Lorna Goodison invites readers to “…tune into the words of this fabulous storyteller…” to “…receive something rare and…be blessed.” An EP of selected poems from the collection will also be released during the launch.
Thomas is also scheduled to be a featured poet and workshop facilitator at the University of Leicester’s Literary Leicester 2025 in England on March 19th.
Fabian M Thomas is a Calabash Writers Workshop Fellow and has had his work published in more than a dozen collections and anthologies. In 2018, fabian launched his first self-published book entitled New Thought, New Words, a collection of gratitude verses, affirmations and spoken word. His first children’s book (illustrated) Djembe was released in February 2022 and Tribal Elements (A Tribe Ting, Volume 1), a chapbook of original writings by members of his performing arts collective Tribe Sankofa was launched on April 23, 2022 as part of the collective’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. In addition to writing, he is a Trainer/Facilitator, Adjunct Lecturer, performing arts specialist and a life, corporate and creative coach.
