• Biographical Sketch
• Books:
  • In A Fine Castle (2007)
  • Divisions (2004)
  • Woman to Woman, and Thanks to the Brothers (2003)
• Past Publications:
  • The Channel, Caribbean Union College's Student Newspaper:
    • Chapel Time
    • Inauguration Weekend: A Time of Surprise, Pomp and Splendour
    • Beautiful, basic, unified black
    • Over a Hundred Years
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December 2008

• Ms. Duncan has released her latest book, "In a Fine Castle" (see below for details) and is currently in the process of working on a new one.

August 2006

• Miss Duncan is currently in the final stages of editing her new book which will be released soon.

October 2005

• Miss Duncan is currently working on her third book, a historical piece, which is due to be released sometime next year.

First of all I would like to say thank you all for visiting my site. It's been awhile in coming. I hope you enjoy your visit and that it provides you with interesting and informative information.

I would like to say a special thank you to my Mom, Dad, and the rest of my family for all the support and encouragement I have received over the years. Thank you also to all my friends and "enemies" who have provided the inspiration for my works. Special thanks go to my mother Dorothea, my sister Adella, my cousin Philson, my friends Beverly, Garth, Adrian, James, Andre, Clive, Kevin, Joanne and Neil (to name a few), my nieces Marissa and Natalie, my nephews Dominic and Nicholas, and my God children Earlandra and Oronde.

• First Books (Publishers Website)
• The Channel (Caribbean Union College's Student Newspaper)

Eutille Elizabeth Duncan was born in Tobago, the sister isle of the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The youngest of three children, her love for literature was nurtured by her mother and sister. During her early teenage years she developed a love for poetry. She was encouraged to start writing her own poetry by her sister who has a deep interest in creative expression due to her involvement in music and handicraft.

Ms. Duncan holds a B.A in History and is a member of the International English Honors Society: Sigma Tau Delta.

In 2001 she received the Editors Choice award from the International Library of Poetry for her piece, "November", which also appears in the anthology; The Language of Memory compiled and published by the International Library of Poetry in 2001.

In 2002 Ms. Duncan received the International Poet of Merit Award from the International Society of Poets, for her pieces "November" and "M.I.A".

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first published in 2007 and re-published in 2008

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About the book In A Fine Castle ... Content Walker Murray comes of age in a colonial Trinidad and Tobago and witnesses the evolution of the islands form colony to republic and beyond. As she strives to find her place in a rapidly changing Tobago, the smaller isle of the twin island republic, she is forced to live the irony of the fact that the more humanity evolves the more human nature remains the same. Fettered by this reality she struggles to raise her family and fights to protect Charity; the child who mirrors her in appearance, from the life of high society and wealth which she unwittingly craves. Charity however is willing to stop at nothing to achieve her ambitions and in the end pays the ultimate price when she learns that life is not always what it appears to be In A Fine Castle.

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first published in 2004

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About the Book: Divisions examines the truth behind the seemingly idyllic nature of the tropical paradise of Robinson Island. It lays bare the illusion of the happy, laid back islander whose motto is "no worries", to expose the realities of fear, lust, corruption, lies, obeah, insanity and murder.

Caught in the middle Erica Anne Porter finds herself being pulled in conflicting directions; unsure of whom to trust and what to believe, as her world slowly crumbles around her.

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first published in 2003

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Woman to Woman and Thanks to the Brothers are two separate anthologies of poetry dealing with womens' issues and celebrating the positive spirit of the West Indian male respectively.

Woman to woman seeks to deal with the universal issues, which affect women. It discussesthe joys and sorrows, heartaches and triumphs of motherhood, daughterhood, sisterhood, love and life. Themes with which every woman can identify. Click HERE to read the forward by James Yansen

Thanks to the Brothers proclaims the beauty of the spirit of the West Indian male and by extension the many dimensions of universal manhood. It is an open and honest assessment of the male gender given from the female perspective. Click HERE to read the forward by the Author herself, Ms. Eutille Duncan

Singly or taken as a whole these works are a celebration of life, love and humanity. They contain universal themes, which sometimes complement and at other times juxtapose each other, the positive and negative aspects of human relationships are represented with stark honesty. These two works transcend the borders of gender, race, culture and ethnicity to touch the commonalities of all humanity.

Prior to her first book "Woman to Woman and Thanks to the Brothers", Miss Duncan had several pieces published in various publications. As a student of Caribbean Union College, in Trinidad, West Indies, where she did her degree in History, she also wrote several pieces for the college's student newspaper the Channel. Those pieces included some of the following:

Chapel Time

Inauguration Weekend: A Time of Surprise, Pomp, and Splendour

Monday 29th September,1997. The first official chapel session for the quarter heralded many new changes. Not only is chapel on a new day but the new slip system requires students to sign their I.D.numbers instead of their names. But most importantly the current college President and Academic Vice-President - Dr. T. Leslie Ferdinand and Dr. Brian Wong respectively - made their debut.

The Academic V.P.,"born in the year of the dog", introduced himself as a dedicated, loyal, hard worker, committed to serving the best interest of the student body.
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The long awaited event of the Inauguration of President T. Leslie Ferdinand has come and gone.

The feature address of the consecration service was given by Dr. K. Eugene Forde. The mood of prayer and holiness was heightened by the tasteful floral arrangements done by Mrs. Mariejo Gilbert. The plush green drapes which provided the backdrop for the motto "Forging Ahead", were handmade by Mr. Carlton Drepaul, Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, (and acting Faculty Dean), along with Mr Franklyn Baldeo, of the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences.
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Beautiful, basic, unified black

Over a Hundred Years

THE A.S.B. inauguration of the 1998/1999 academic year brought to mind the words of the last stanza of the poem "What is black?" by Mary O'Neil. She states:

"Black is beauty
In its deepest form,
Think of what starlight
And lamplight would lack
Diamonds and fireflies
If they couldn't lean against Black"

The "diamonds" of the A.S.B. executive did not have to wonder how they would shine as an overwhelming majority of the student body wore black to show their support for the executive.

The silent unity of the colour spoke volumes as the student population waited in the auditorium for the start of the inaugural exercise.
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"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds..." Redemption Song Robert Nestor Marley

MORE than one hundred years have passed since the abolition of slavery in the Western hemisphere.

During these hundred plus years, we have seen the emergence of heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Marcus Garvey, Tubal Uriah Butler, and Eric Williams.

These are men who were in the forefront of the American Civil Rights Struggle, the Black Power Movement, Trade Unionism and the drive towards decolonialism.

More than one hundred years have elapsed since the emancipation proclamation was read throughout the Western world.

Men and women have fought and died for the cause of freedom. But as we prepare to step across the threshold of the new millenium, are we truly free?
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