Frank Appleton CollymoreMBE (7 January 1893 – 17 July 1980) was a Barbadianliterary editor, writer, poet, stage performer and painter. His nickname was "Barbadian Man of the Arts". He also taught for 50 years at Combermere School, where he sought out and encouraged prospective writers in his classes, notably George Lamming[1] and Austin Clarke.[2] Collymore was the founder and long-time editor of pioneering Caribbean literary magazine BIM.
Frank Collymore was born to Rebecca Wilhelmina Clarke[3] and Joseph Appleton Collymore[4] at Woodville Cottage, Chelsea Road, Saint Michael, Barbados (where he lived all his life). Aside from being a student at Combermere School (from 1903 until 1910), he was also one of its staff members until his retirement in 1958, up to which point he was its Deputy Headmaster. After this, he often returned to teach until 1963.
On the stage, he became a member of the "Bridgetown Players", which began in 1942. As an artist, he made many drawings and paintings to illustrate his own writings. He called them "Collybeasts" or "Collycreatures".
BIM magazineedit
In 1942, Collymore began the famous Caribbean literary magazine BIM (originally published four times a year), for which he is most well-known, and he was its editor until 1975. John T. Gilmore has written of Collymore: "As a lover of literature, he was also a dedicated and selfless encourager of the work of others, lending books to aspiring writers from their schooldays onwards, publishing their early work in Bim, the literary magazine he edited for more than fifty issues from the 1940s to the 1970s, and helping them to find other markets, especially through the relationship he established with Henry Swanzy, producer of the influential BBC radio programme Caribbean Voices."[5]
Legacyedit
Three literary awards have been named after him. The Frank Collymore Literary Endowment was established by the Central Bank of Barbados to honour his memory as well as to recognise, support and reward literary talent in Barbados, while the Frank Collymore Hall was constructed as a venue for distinguished public speakers and cultural events.[6]
Philip Nanton, "Frank A. Collymore: A Man of the Threshold", Kunapipi, Vol. 26, Issue 1, 2004.
Referencesedit
^Michael Hughes, A Companion to West Indian Literature, Collins, 1979, p. 37.
^Herdeck, Donald E. (ed.), "Collymore, Frank A. (Colly)", in Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopedia, Three Continents Press, 1979, pp. 55–58.
^Edward Baugh, "Frank Collymore (1893–1980)", in Daryl Cumber Dance (ed.), Fifty Caribbean writers: A bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook, Greenwood Press, 1986, p. 122.
^"Frank Collymore (1893–1980), Barbadian Teacher, Writer, Artist, and Actor", in Serafín Mendez Mendez, Gail Cueto, Neysa Rodríguez Deynes (eds), Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood Press, 2003, p. 119.
The Frank Collymore Hall (most of the content above is taken from Collymore's biography at this site)
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Frank Appleton Collymore MBE 7 January 1893 17 July 1980 was a Barbadian literary editor writer poet stage performer and painter His nickname was Barbadian Man of the Arts He also taught for 50 years at Combermere School where he sought out and encouraged prospective writers in his classes notably George Lamming 1 and Austin Clarke 2 Collymore was the founder and long time editor of pioneering Caribbean literary magazine BIM Frank CollymoreMBEBornFrank Appleton Collymore7 January 1893Saint Michael BarbadosDied17 July 1980 1980 07 17 aged 87 Saint Michael BarbadosNationalityBarbadianEducationCombermere SchoolOccupation s Literary editor author poet actor painter educatorKnown forFounder of BIM magazineThe Frank Collymore Hall at the Central Bank of Barbados Bridgetown St Michael Barbados Contents 1 Background 1 1 BIM magazine 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 Awards and honours 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksBackground editFrank Collymore was born to Rebecca Wilhelmina Clarke 3 and Joseph Appleton Collymore 4 at Woodville Cottage Chelsea Road Saint Michael Barbados where he lived all his life Aside from being a student at Combermere School from 1903 until 1910 he was also one of its staff members until his retirement in 1958 up to which point he was its Deputy Headmaster After this he often returned to teach until 1963 On the stage he became a member of the Bridgetown Players which began in 1942 As an artist he made many drawings and paintings to illustrate his own writings He called them Collybeasts or Collycreatures BIM magazine edit In 1942 Collymore began the famous Caribbean literary magazine BIM originally published four times a year for which he is most well known and he was its editor until 1975 John T Gilmore has written of Collymore As a lover of literature he was also a dedicated and selfless encourager of the work of others lending books to aspiring writers from their schooldays onwards publishing their early work in Bim the literary magazine he edited for more than fifty issues from the 1940s to the 1970s and helping them to find other markets especially through the relationship he established with Henry Swanzy producer of the influential BBC radio programme Caribbean Voices 5 Legacy editThree literary awards have been named after him The Frank Collymore Literary Endowment was established by the Central Bank of Barbados to honour his memory as well as to recognise support and reward literary talent in Barbados while the Frank Collymore Hall was constructed as a venue for distinguished public speakers and cultural events 6 Works editBIM 1942 75 Thirty Poems 1944 Beneath the Casuarinas 1945 Flotsam 1948 Collected Poems 1959 Rhymed Ruminations on the Fauna of Barbados 1968 Notes for a Glossary of Words and Phrases of Barbadian Dialect 1970 Selected Poems 1971 The Man Who Loved Attending Funerals and Other Stories 1993 published posthumously Day s End year unknown Awards and honours editOrder of the British Empire 1958 University of the West Indies M A 1968 Savacou A Journal of the Caribbean Artists Movement January June ed Edward Kamau Brathwaite dedicated A Tribute to Frank Collymore 1973 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal 1977See also edit nbsp Poetry portalGeorge Lamming another famous Barbadian author Amaryllis Collymore his great great great grandmotherFurther reading editEdward Baugh Frank Collymore A Biography Ian Randle Publishers 2009 ISBN 978 9766 373 917 Philip Nanton Frank A Collymore A Man of the Threshold Kunapipi Vol 26 Issue 1 2004 References edit Michael Hughes A Companion to West Indian Literature Collins 1979 p 37 Herdeck Donald E ed Collymore Frank A Colly in Caribbean Writers A Bio Bibliographical Critical Encyclopedia Three Continents Press 1979 pp 55 58 Edward Baugh Frank Collymore 1893 1980 in Daryl Cumber Dance ed Fifty Caribbean writers A bio bibliographical critical sourcebook Greenwood Press 1986 p 122 Frank Collymore 1893 1980 Barbadian Teacher Writer Artist and Actor in Serafin Mendez Mendez Gail Cueto Neysa Rodriguez Deynes eds Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans A Biographical Dictionary Greenwood Press 2003 p 119 John T Gilmore The godfather Caribbean Review of Books July 2010 Frank Collymore The Legacy Archived 11 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Frank Collymore Hall External links editEdward Baugh In praise of Colly The Caribbean Review of Books May 2008 Philip Nanton January February 2004 The man who loved to have fun Caribbean Beat Magazine 65 Caribbean Airlines Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 The Frank Collymore Hall most of the content above is taken from Collymore s biography at this site Frank Collymore Literary Award The Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Collymore amp oldid 1144721357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
