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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine This is the one of the best times of the year, and it’s been a great year so far. There’s no need to enumerate….The past few months have also been quite hectic....
Midnight at Noon: Among Best Books of 2014!
By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine Hello friends, I feel I have to clarify on the status of Midnight. The novel is not THE best book of the year. It is rather among the best books of the year. Of course Amazon is...
Don’t miss the Midnight train!
CSMS Magazine Staff Writers Ever since the release of Midnight at Noon, this gut wrenching novel, Ardain Isma has been one of the busiest men alive. He is in the north and south and east and west. He posted a...
Red & Black in Haiti
A Review By Patrick Sylvain Special to CSMS Magazine Red & Black in Haiti, By Matthew J. Smith (University of North Press, 2009, 278) “Shifts in historical interpretation are not the invention of one person. ...
Ebony Queen
She is like a beauty from ancient times An imaginary queen but yet real How I love to gaze at her beauty Her walnut eyes bring forth my soul Her small pink lips make me wonder Her smile melts my heart Her ebony...
Reading strengthens a beautiful mind
By Maryse Isma CSMS Magazine It’s been some time since the last time I picked up my pen, sitting down to write up a piece for CSMS Magazine. Since the release of Midnight at Noon, I have been busy working on...
Midnight at Noon is making inroads
CSMS Magazine This Sunday, the Saint Augustine Record will feature Midnight plus an interview with Dr. Ardain Isma. Next month, important interviews with several NPR affiliated stations have been scheduled, including...
Tireless author, Ardain Isma, blazes the trail
CSMS Magazine Writer Ardain Isma takes his latest novel, “Midnight at Noon” on the road. He has just been back from Atlanta for an impressive literary/speaking engagement. This week Thursday, he’ll...
Saint Louis du Nord Devan Dèyè: A dazzling collection of Poetry
By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine Poetry can shake soul in many ways. It can tenderize it, enflame it, or even move the fibers hidden down the deepest end of the heart. Saint Louis du Nord Devan Dèyè or Saint Louis...