Featured artist
Personal statement in one word: Grenadian
Age: 21
Writing since: age 5
Writing form: Poetry, Prose, Poetic Prose
Writing style: "A Grenadian brand of dub"
Member of WAG since: 2015
Favourite aspects of the Association: Meeting fellow artists, discovering an avenue where he may be "able to pursue the pen seriously"
Goals as a writer: To publish an anthology or two, and to establish a National Youth Poetry Slam in Grenada to foster the literary arts
Occupation: Undergrad student, studying Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
Ry De Riggs
Photo courtesy of George Qua-Enoo.
Ry performs with the Hamilton youth Poets (HYP) group in Hamilton, Ontario. Explore their YouTube channel here.