April Glasgow, Poet
April Tia Glasgow is a writer, a mother and a proud Virgin Islander.
She is the founder and member of the Callaloo Poets and Artists Collective and has represented the Virgin Islands at CARIFESTA X (2008) in Guyana, and was a participant for the premiere Moko Writers Workshop in 2018. Her poems have been published in three anthologies: “VI Callaloo: Poems from the Caribbean (2007)”, “The Caribbean Writer: Volume 23 (2009)” and “Where I See the Sun: Contemporary Poetry from the Virgin Islands (2016)”. April is the winner of the UNESCO 2022 World Poetry Day Competition. She also curates poetry events, including ‘Microphone Messenjahs’, the BVI’s first big stage poetry event, Open Mics at Mellow Moods Café, and Rose Duck N’ Dive.
She has worked as a vocalist with Shine-I, King Menalek, Awesome Band, Third Dimension Band, Oren Hodge and De Apostle; teaming up with each to record original music. In 2018, April released her single: ‘Beautiful’.
April has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of the Virgin Islands and currently serves the Virgin Islands as a Community Liaison Officer, where she engages stakeholders and connects the community to programmes, to foster a culture of ownership and inclusion.
April Tia Glasgow is the Bookings Manager for The Virgin Islands Icon Awards.