The 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest opened on Wednesday at the Old Fire Station, Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain, with a special event.
Local politicians read excerpts from classic and contemporary Caribbean fiction offering portraits of polticians over the decades.
Martin Daly, SC, read from The Prime Minister, by Barbadian Austin Clarke, and MP Paula Gopee-Scoon read from Monique Roffey's novel The White Woman on the Green Bicycle.
The NGC Bocas Lit Fest is an annual event featuring readings, writers and discussions.
The event ends today with a debate on politics and literature.
More info: bocaslitfest.com
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