Curmiah: Being warm, fun, talented,
sensory that manifests in variant forms.
charismatic, open to new experiences and
seeing nothing as beyond my reach. For a
small island we have a huge amount of talent,
personality and heart! We are a passionate
people.
Lovee: Indeed we are a talented and
passionate people! We have so much to
be proud of. Through your work, there
seems to be a constant theme ― Nationality
and unity. You continue to foster National
pride and encourage Saint Lucians to
embrace their culture and uniqueness. And
it’s not just done with words; your actions
support this also. I applaud you for that.
What is the inspiration behind your work?
Lovee: Ditto! Great work! I must also applaud you
for working and supporting other Saint Lucian
artists as well. It’s important that we help build
each other up. The world is evolved enough to
accommodate all of us and our
dreams/goals/ambitions, so continue to be a
nation builder, for when we lift others up, we are
also doing the same for ourselves. Do you
encounter a lot of collaboration or competition
when attempting to work with others?
Curmiah: Thank you. I definitely agree! There is no limit
to success. We can all have our portion. No competition
at all; with spoken word/poetry it’s a niche, and people
generally look forward to hearing something different.
On the creative front, I foresee, and hope for more
Curmiah: I am so pleased I can reach people collaborations with other talented creative people. With
in that way. My life and my experiences the other parts that contribute to my creative body,
serves as inspiration, as well as things I see, modelling, acting, I try my utmost not to see myself as
read etc. I am a ‘re-creator’. I like to take being in competition with anyone. If anything I am in
old/existing material and spin it anew, give it competition with myself, hence I continue to
a new angle. Pride is something us Lucians train/exercise my crafts to continuously be better than I
have always had, I think what Lucian Pride did was previously.
was just remind folks of that.
Being from such a wondrous place, there’s no
way one wouldn’t be proud and reflect it in
spirit. So I think no matter what I do, that
Lovee: With an attitude like that, you can only keep
rising! You recently took part in Saint Lucia’s new
signature fashion show, “HOT COUTURE.” How was
the experience?
sense of nationality will always come through.
I sometimes joke that even if I were to get Curmiah: HOT HOT HOT!! One of the best of my
amnesia, I would still remember I am Lucian. modelling career thus far. There’s nothing like being
Lol! home doing what you love, and I can really see that in
the images. I was loving every millisecond of it!
Lovee: Haha! I love that! I am a big fan of
your poetry. And your delivery is
impeccable! Are you the writer of all your
work?
Curmiah: Yes! I write all my material
(Smiling) Sometimes the piece may be re-
Lovee: (laughing out loud) It seemed like a great
success and it is evolving into something great for
Saint Lucia and the Caribbean. You also seem to be
dominating the UK market. Recently you competed
in “Top Model UK” and “Top Model Of Colour”. How
was that experience for you?
creative i.e. inspired by another story I have
read/heard, but the words are my own. Then Curmiah: They were both great experience and skill
again, I believe all art is re-creative; we build builders. I got what I needed from each of them. More
on experience, something lived; something than anything, they enforced self-belief in my abilities.