Adrian Augier is a St. Lucian poet and producer. His writings and productions center on life in

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and have been featured throughout the country, earning widespread acclaim.

Career

Augier co-founded the Lighthouse Theater and the Factor Creative Arts Centre, both in St. Lucia. He is also director of the St. Lucia Arts Festival Company. In honor of the 25th and 30th anniversaries of St. Lucia's independence, in 2004 and 2009 respectively, he wrote and produced the shows ''Anthem'' and ''Esperance'' which made national headlines. His latest publication ''Navel String'' encompasses St. Lucian life, culture, and politics. He has had multiple poetry anthologies published, and has written musicals including the ''Hewanorra Story'' and ''Troumassay''. In addition to a careers in business and the arts, he performed music globally with his band, Rituals, in the early 2000s. He has been recognized as having made outstanding contributions to

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arts. Augier also has a background in

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. He is a sitting

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of St. Lucia, formerly Chief Economist in St. Lucia's Ministry of Finance and Planning. He has contributed to economic discussion in his home country, the

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, and the

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, among others. He was also co-chair of the CARICOM Task Force on the Development of Cultural Industries, and he was St. Lucia's 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Selected works

*Musicals **Esperance (2009) **Anthem (2004) **Troumassay (2000) **Hewanorra Story (1997) *Poetry **Navel String (Peepal Tree Press, 2012) **Bridgemaker (Star Publishing Company, 2001) **Of Tears and Triumphs (1982) **Of Many Voices (1981) **Genesis (1980) **Out of Darkness (1979)

Awards

*ANSA Caribbean Laureate of Arts & Letters 2010 *National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean Cacique Prize 2009 *Minivielle and Chastenet Fine Arts Awards Council **Audiovisual Production 1998 **Visual Arts 1992 **Literary Arts 1980, 1981, 1991, 1994

Education

Augier received his BA in economics and political science at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

, later earning a master's in development finance and planning from

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. In 2012 Augier received an honorary degree from the

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that recognized his contributions to the arts and economics in the Caribbean.

Personal life

Born in 1959, Augier is married with 3 children and currently lives in St. Lucia. His son Jordan Augier swam for St. Lucia in the

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after graduating from the

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References

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