Email: hparchment@fido.caHoward Parchment born on December 14th 1977, immigrated to Canada from Jamaica in the spring of 1991. His sizzling Caribbean roots along with his North American influence are eminent in his works. Howard is now doing his major in psychology and has a strong background in Theatrical Arts. Howard has been composing poetry since 1997. In this first book Wordplay, the artist depicts the 'ups and downs' of his life. Watching other poets express their words on stage inspired Howard’s use of poetry to manifest his own thoughts and feelings.