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St. Croix Poet Lobbies, in Verse, For His Choice of National Dish

The national dish discourse has been reignited since news of Senator Angel Bolques Jr.'s efforts to mandate a territorial survey on the subject began to circulate. Consortium readers passionately discussed the topic on our digital platforms, while one individual was so moved by the idea that he put pen to digital paper to write an ode to his preferred candidate. Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Winston Nugent was raised on the island of St. Croix. The recipient of the first Poetry prize from the College of the Virgin Islands, the writer has published a number of poetic chapbooks and short story.  Mr. Nugent hopes that his ode to this traditional dish might convince others to vote his way when the Department of Tourism's survey is deployed. His poem celebrating fish and Fungi is reproduced below: FISH AND FUNGI THE NATIONAL DISH OF THE VI By: WINSTON NUGENT (This is a pitch in support for making Fish and Fungi VI National Dish.) In the islands where the turquoise waves collide, A d...