With a yearning untainted by sentimentality, Forbes gracefully scribes his/our Caribbean diasporic family history in his debut book.' - Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez, author of THE STORIES I READ TO THE CHILDREN, THE LIFE AND WRITING OF PURE BELPRE 'Sean Frederick Forbes' poems are a luxurious blending of the exotic with the mundane, creating a world that is simultaneously familiar but tinged with a mild surrealism, a world just out of reach, but in clear focus. In Forbes's quest, you will find personal poems that strike with resounding social significance, as well as poems that survey a sometimes gentle and sometimes violent historical landscape with visceral intimacy.' - Jonathan Andersen, author of STOMP AND SING 'In the vein of Jamaica Kincaid, PROVIDENCIA is a kaleidoscopic journey home to a very small place, an island that may appear tiny on a map but contains a whole world of feelings unto itself. Spare, as in clear, as in extra and its opposite, sparingly, as in leave uninjured, as in can-you-spare-a-dime-yes, especially that sense of provide.' - Kimiko Hahn, author of TOXIC FLORA 'There is a lot to admire in this debut, including the wide formal range, ambitious scope, mythic power, and fascinating narrative. 'In PROVIDENCIA, Sean Forbes presents poetry that is rich in a kind of spare aesthetics.

Providencia by Sean Frederick Forbes